DIXON JAMES J., Sr. Age 86, of Finleyville, died Sunday, November 22, 2015, at the West Penn Hospital Hospice Unit in Pittsburgh. He was born October 5, 1929, in Pittsburgh, a son of Francis and Marie Fallor Dixon. Mr. Dixon was retired as a foreman at the former Elrama Station of Duquesne Light Company. He served in The U.S. Army during the Korean War and was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Church and American Legion Post 613, both in Finleyville, and Peters Creek Historical Society. Surviving are his wife, Cora Wyncoop Dixon; four sons, Gerald (Ann) and David (Erin) Dixon, both of Upper St. Clair, and Paul (Diana) and James, Jr. (Laura) Dixon, both of Finleyville; a stepdaughter, Sally McAuliffe-Bellin (Sam) of Scott Township; two sisters, Ruth Rollins of St. Petersburg, FL and Dorothy Dixon of Bethel Park; ten grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Deceased are his first wife, Sarah Graham Dixon, who died in July, 1971; two sons, Donald and Robert Dixon; three brothers and two sisters. Friends will be received from 4-8 p.m. Friday at KEGEL FUNERAL HOME, INC., Tim P. Kegel, supervisor, David P. Kegel, director, 3560 Washington Avenue, in Finleyville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, November 28, 2015, at St. Francis Church in Finleyville. Private interment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery in McKees Rocks. American Legion Post 613 will conduct services at 7:00 p.m. Friday evening at the funeral home. Send condolences post-gazette.com/gb
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