Louise Thomas and Muriel Jean Dixon, both of San Antonio; and Sherryl Dianne Blue of Washington, D.C. Bishop Dixon's first wife, Lois, died of cancer in 1977. A son, Ernest Reese Dixon, died in 1990. The Rev. Smith, a former member of Bishop Dixon's Cabinet, remembered him as a "distinguished" and "dynamic" and "much loved" leader who rose from humble beginnings on the east side of San Antonio to become a religious leader of the entire city. "We are proud that he came to serve the place of his birth," Smith said. References See also List of bishops of the United Methodist Church 1922 births 1996 deaths American United Methodist bishops People from San Antonio African-American Methodists Huston–Tillotson University alumni Philander Smith College faculty Heads of universities and colleges in the United States Drew University alumni 20th-century American clergy 20th-century African-American people 20th-century American academics