Deaconess Lillian M. Dixon, of 1222 Bland Street, Petersburg, Virginia, departed this life Tuesday June 10, 2025, at Bon Secours Southside Medical Center, Petersburg, Virginia. She was born September 27, 1931, to the late Raleigh and Lula Miller, and was educated in the Pittsylvania County Public School System. She was married December 26, 1951, to John Edward Dixon.

Deaconess Dixon was a member of the Mount Olivet Baptist Church, Petersburg, Virginia, where she served on the Deaconess Board, Kitchen Ministry and Hospitality Committee.

Deaconess Dixon was preceded in death by her husband, John E. Dixon; brother, Vernett Miller; and her sisters, Delcenia Jenkins, Eva Shelton, Ellen Coleman, Sylvia Womack, Alma Jenkins, Ardie  Lanier, and Angelean Miller.

She leaves to cherish in her memory, two children, Joyce D. Wade of Woodbridge, Virginia and Sherwin Dixon of Alexandria, Virginia; one granddaughter, Kristina Y. Wade; two sisters-in-law, Dorothy Austin of Chester, Pennsylvania and Clara Crawford of Claymont, Delaware; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Services will be held at 1:00 P.M., Monday, June 16, 2025, in the Chapel of J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc., 102 South Avenue, Petersburg, VA, the Rev. Larry Robinson, eulogist.

At the request of the family, there will be no public viewing for Deaconess Lillian Miller Dixon.

J.M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc., 102 South Avenue, Petersburg, VA, (804) 732-8911, watch the funeral services live online at www.jmwilkersonsince1874.com.