The Rev. Albert J. Dixon, 53 years old, pastor of the St. Agnes Catholic Church at 52nd and Mission Road in Johnson County, passed away Wednesday, May 28th, at St. Joseph Hospital in Kansas City following a short illness.
Father Dixon was assigned the pastorate at St. Agnes in 1930 when it was a combination church and school at 47th Avenue and Booth Street. He started almost immediately working for a new church and began purchasing limestone blocks that had been used in razed buildings to be kept until the church could be built. By the time plans were completed and the cornerstone was laid April 25, 1942, Father Dixon also had much of the heating equipment and other scarce materials ready to be used in the new building.
Father Dixon was equally popular among Catholics and Protestants alike in the Greater Kansas City area. He was born and reared in Kansas City, Kansas. He was especially interested in the problems of young people and was an "unofficial adviser" to young people of all creeds in the Rosedale district.
He attended St. Mary's parochial school at Fifth Street and Ann Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, and returned there after completing St. Benedict's High School, then college at Atchison, Kansas, and Kendrick Seminary at St. Louis for his first assistantship. He then went to the Cathedral at Leavenworth as assistant priest for several years. Before going to St. Agnes Church, he was pastor of the parishes at Fidelity and Frankfort, Kansas.
Father Dixon was a member of the Knights of Columbus and was active in the Rosedale Civic Club. He also was a member of the Milburn Golf Club. Surviving him was a brother, Frank J. Dixon, of 3215 Washington Street, and a sister, Mrs. Mary McCarthy, of Dearborn, Michigan.
Friend called at the Parish House at 5137 Mission Road. The Rosary was recited at the church the following evening. The Funeral Liturgy was at St. Agnes Catholic Church with Bishop Paul C. Schulte of the Leavenworth Diocese celebrating the Mass. Interment followed in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas. Jos. A. Butler's Sons, funeral directors.
Father Dixon was assigned the pastorate at St. Agnes in 1930 when it was a combination church and school at 47th Avenue and Booth Street. He started almost immediately working for a new church and began purchasing limestone blocks that had been used in razed buildings to be kept until the church could be built. By the time plans were completed and the cornerstone was laid April 25, 1942, Father Dixon also had much of the heating equipment and other scarce materials ready to be used in the new building.
Father Dixon was equally popular among Catholics and Protestants alike in the Greater Kansas City area. He was born and reared in Kansas City, Kansas. He was especially interested in the problems of young people and was an "unofficial adviser" to young people of all creeds in the Rosedale district.
He attended St. Mary's parochial school at Fifth Street and Ann Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, and returned there after completing St. Benedict's High School, then college at Atchison, Kansas, and Kendrick Seminary at St. Louis for his first assistantship. He then went to the Cathedral at Leavenworth as assistant priest for several years. Before going to St. Agnes Church, he was pastor of the parishes at Fidelity and Frankfort, Kansas.
Father Dixon was a member of the Knights of Columbus and was active in the Rosedale Civic Club. He also was a member of the Milburn Golf Club. Surviving him was a brother, Frank J. Dixon, of 3215 Washington Street, and a sister, Mrs. Mary McCarthy, of Dearborn, Michigan.
Friend called at the Parish House at 5137 Mission Road. The Rosary was recited at the church the following evening. The Funeral Liturgy was at St. Agnes Catholic Church with Bishop Paul C. Schulte of the Leavenworth Diocese celebrating the Mass. Interment followed in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas. Jos. A. Butler's Sons, funeral directors.
The Rev. Albert J. Dixon, 53 years old, pastor of the St. Agnes Catholic Church at 52nd and Mission Road in Johnson County, passed away Wednesday, May 28th, at St. Joseph Hospital in Kansas City following a short illness.
Father Dixon was assigned the pastorate at St. Agnes in 1930 when it was a combination church and school at 47th Avenue and Booth Street. He started almost immediately working for a new church and began purchasing limestone blocks that had been used in razed buildings to be kept until the church could be built. By the time plans were completed and the cornerstone was laid April 25, 1942, Father Dixon also had much of the heating equipment and other scarce materials ready to be used in the new building.
Father Dixon was equally popular among Catholics and Protestants alike in the Greater Kansas City area. He was born and reared in Kansas City, Kansas. He was especially interested in the problems of young people and was an "unofficial adviser" to young people of all creeds in the Rosedale district.
He attended St. Mary's parochial school at Fifth Street and Ann Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, and returned there after completing St. Benedict's High School, then college at Atchison, Kansas, and Kendrick Seminary at St. Louis for his first assistantship. He then went to the Cathedral at Leavenworth as assistant priest for several years. Before going to St. Agnes Church, he was pastor of the parishes at Fidelity and Frankfort, Kansas.
Father Dixon was a member of the Knights of Columbus and was active in the Rosedale Civic Club. He also was a member of the Milburn Golf Club. Surviving him was a brother, Frank J. Dixon, of 3215 Washington Street, and a sister, Mrs. Mary McCarthy, of Dearborn, Michigan.
Friend called at the Parish House at 5137 Mission Road. The Rosary was recited at the church the following evening. The Funeral Liturgy was at St. Agnes Catholic Church with Bishop Paul C. Schulte of the Leavenworth Diocese celebrating the Mass. Interment followed in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas. Jos. A. Butler's Sons, funeral directors.
Father Dixon was assigned the pastorate at St. Agnes in 1930 when it was a combination church and school at 47th Avenue and Booth Street. He started almost immediately working for a new church and began purchasing limestone blocks that had been used in razed buildings to be kept until the church could be built. By the time plans were completed and the cornerstone was laid April 25, 1942, Father Dixon also had much of the heating equipment and other scarce materials ready to be used in the new building.
Father Dixon was equally popular among Catholics and Protestants alike in the Greater Kansas City area. He was born and reared in Kansas City, Kansas. He was especially interested in the problems of young people and was an "unofficial adviser" to young people of all creeds in the Rosedale district.
He attended St. Mary's parochial school at Fifth Street and Ann Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, and returned there after completing St. Benedict's High School, then college at Atchison, Kansas, and Kendrick Seminary at St. Louis for his first assistantship. He then went to the Cathedral at Leavenworth as assistant priest for several years. Before going to St. Agnes Church, he was pastor of the parishes at Fidelity and Frankfort, Kansas.
Father Dixon was a member of the Knights of Columbus and was active in the Rosedale Civic Club. He also was a member of the Milburn Golf Club. Surviving him was a brother, Frank J. Dixon, of 3215 Washington Street, and a sister, Mrs. Mary McCarthy, of Dearborn, Michigan.
Friend called at the Parish House at 5137 Mission Road. The Rosary was recited at the church the following evening. The Funeral Liturgy was at St. Agnes Catholic Church with Bishop Paul C. Schulte of the Leavenworth Diocese celebrating the Mass. Interment followed in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas. Jos. A. Butler's Sons, funeral directors.
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