Ed Dixon, 66, of Nederland, died when his helicopter went down in the Gulf of Mexico, Saturday, July 17, 2004, 10 miles off the coast of Cameron, Louisiana.
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 27, 2004, at the First United Methodist Church in Nederland with Rev. Dale Chance officiating. Interment and military graveside services will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches under the direction of Broussard’s in Nederland. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday evening at the mortuary.
Mr. Dixon was a native of Harlan County, Nebraska and lived in Nederland for 26 years. He was a helicopter pilot for 38 years working for Rotorcraft Leasing, Inc. in Broussard, Louisiana for the past 5 years. Mr. Dixon served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and in South Korea, Germany and other duty stations.
He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Dixon of Nederland; three daughters, Jennifer Fitzgerald and husband Brian of Nederland, Karen Belmarez and husband Frank of Deer Park, and Rosemarie Weber and husband Jurgen of Germany; three sons, Jeff Dixon of Nederland, Lee Dixon and wife Erin of Edison, Nebraska, and Allen Dixon of Ft. Collins, Colorado; two sisters, Jane Stickney of Omaha Nebraska, and June Dixon of Omaha, Nebraska; two brothers, Virgil Dixon of Alma, Nebraska, and Leroy Dixon and wife Eloise of Beaver City, Nebraska; eight grandchildren, Crystal Belmarez, Theresia Dixon, Jasmine Weber, Tamara Weber, Janine Weber, Braden Fitzgerald, James Dixon, and Patrick Weber.
Memorial contributions can be made to the First United Methodist Church, 104 13th Street, Nederland, Texas 77627.
