William Ray Dixon

AREA DEATH

William Ray Dixon, known to most of his friends as “Light,” passed on May 24, 2019.

Light was born in Kingfisher to Letha (Gritz) and Nolan Dixon.

He attended school in Kingfisher.

After some years of travel, he returned to Kingfisher where he worked as a roughneck, an arborist and a silversmith.

Light and his wife at the time, AnnaLee Dixon, had two sons, Gabriel and Zach-orion, in Oklahoma, before moving to Oregon.

In Cottage Grove, Ore., their son, Leif, was born.

They later divorced, but remained close enough to one another to both be full-time parents to their children.

Light took on a variety of professions over the years, most of which centered around his passion for art.

He attended Lane Community College and the University of Oregon where he focused on classes in drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography and writing.

After leaving the U of O, he continued to write, draw and pursue other passions such as making glass art.

He is survived by his three sons and their mother, who live in Oregon, as well as his two granddaughters and a step-granddaughter; two sisters, Doris Burns and husband Max of Fort Smith, Ark., and Mary Jane McAdams and husband Howard of Kingfisher; and sister-in-law Carla Dixon of Bethany.

He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers John, formerly of New Mexico, and Frank, formerly of Bethany.