Thomas Edward “Poppa Red” Dixon, 68, of Fort Mill, SC passed away on April 24, 2016 at Carolinas Medical Center – Main in Charlotte, NC. Thomas was born on June 24, 1947 in Miami, FL to the late James A. Dixon and Ella Evelyn Seigler. Mr. Dixon proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps and was awarded two Purple Hearts during his service.

Thomas worked as an animal trainer, a commercial fisherman, a junk man, hanging steel in construction, and many other odd jobs along the way. He was a man who could do anything that he wanted to, a jack of all trades. He always talked about going fishing in his later years but he had a tough time actually going through with it. He enjoyed spending time with his dog, Extra

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a daughter, LaDonna; a son, Little Eddie; and a brother, Carl Dixon.

He is survived by his children: Joey (and wife, Audrey) of Salisbury, Dennis (and wife, Heidi) of Ellberton, GA, Daniel (and wife, Ru) of South Carolina, David (and wife Stacey) of South Carolina, Robbie (and wife, Dawn) of South Carolina, and Cindy (and husband, Mark) of Salisbury; daughter-in-law, Tenna of North Carolina; two brothers, Steve (and wife Vicki) of Troutman, and Jim of Florida; a sister, Tracye (and husband, John) of Orlando, FL; and grandchildren, Emily, Zoey, Taylor, Isaiah, Izzabella, Olivea, Kyle, Caine, Clayton, Hannah, Colten, Erin, Lindsey, Cecil, Britney, Keith, McKenzie, Spencer, Elijah, Javaris, and Sierra.

A Graveside Service will be held on Friday May 27, 2016 at 2:00 PM at the Salisbury National Cemetery (501 Statesville Blvd., Salisbury, NC 28144). Military honors will be conducted by the Rowan County Veterans Honor Guard and the North Carolina National Guard.

Carolina Cremation of Charlotte and Salisbury is serving the Dixon family. Online condolences may be made at www.carolinacremation.com.