Roy Gene Dixon

Roy Gene Dixon, 81, of Beaver Dam, Kentucky passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2021, at Ohio County Healthcare surrounded by his family. He was born Thursday, May 9, 1940, in McCreary County, Kentucky to the late Harrison and Rosa Mae Flynn Dixon. Roy retired from Peabody Coal Company and was a member of Bible Baptist Church. He was an avid UK basketball fan, he enjoyed playing his guitar, bluegrass music and he loved coffee and his dollar store vanilla cookies.

Aside from his parents he was preceded in death by four brothers, Hobert Dixon, James Lonnie Dixon, Hershel Dixon, and Cecil Dixon.

Roy leaves behind to cherish his memory, his wife of 49 years, Sharon McKeown Dixon of Beaver Dam; three daughters, Angie (Clyde) Shaffer of Sacramento, Shanna (Sumeet) Agarwal of Spring Hill, Tennessee, and Shawna (Jody) Lacefield of Philpot; four siblings, Don (Barb) Dixon of Stearns, James “Junior” Dixon of Beaver Dam, Clara Winchester of Oxford, Indiana, and Betty Burden of Beaver Dam. Roy was blessed with eleven grandchildren, Nathan (Esther) Shaffer, Matthew (Laurie) Shaffer, Rebekah Shaffer, Luke Shaffer, Abi Shaffer, Kaysen Welborn, Sunil Agarwal, Cody Lacefield, Katie Lacefield, Kallie Lacefield and Cassidy Lacefield; six great-grandchildren, Brooklyn Shaffer, Tyler Shaffer, Savannah Shaffer, Howie Shaffer, Jewell Shaffer, and Maisy Shaffer.

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 PM Friday, August 6, 2021, at William L. Danks Funeral Home with Pastor Ken Shaver officiating. Burial will follow in Sunnyside Cemetery in Beaver Dam. Friends may visit with Roy’s family 4-8 PM on Thursday and from 10 AM until the time of the service on Friday at the funeral home.

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