He was married to Jennie Duggin on April 6,1885
WM. C. DIXON, 83, CLAYTON, DIES
Clayton, Feb. 23, 1942
William Collins Dixon, 83, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Tiernan, on the Three Mile Bay road, Clayton, R. D., Sunday morning at 9:30. His death was attributed to a heart attack and the infirmities of old age.
The survivors are: two sons, Charles H. Dixon, and William C. Dixon, Clayton; four daughters, Mrs. Fred (Flora) Van Alstyne, Mrs. Howard (Lottie) Haller, Mrs. George (Louise) Tiernan and Mrs. Willis (Lena) Bass, all in Clayton; seven – grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Another daughter, Mrs. Elbridge (Ethel) Johndrow, died June 11, 1917.
The funeral services will be held at the home of Mrs. Tiernan, Tuesday afternoon at 2, Rev. William Eddy, pastor of the Clayton Methodist church, officiating. Friends are requested to omit flowers. Burial will be at the Depauville cemetery.
Mr. Dixon was born Jan. 11, 1859, on Wolfe Island, Ont., the son of Robert and Nancy Smith Dixon. He married Miss Jennie Duggin April 6, 1885, at the home of Rev. Irving A. Brice, pastor of the Stone Mills Methodist church.
Mr. Dixon lived on Wolfe Island until 1901 when he and his wife moved to a farm on the Clayton-Watertown road. Mrs. Dixon died there Nov. 5, 1932.
Mr. Dixon belonged to the Methodist church. He was a member of the Wolfe Island band and the Order of Chosen Friends at Wolfe island.
The Collins family were early settlers in the region now known as Stone Mills. Before J. B. Collins, Mr. Dixon's grandfather, built his stone mill, the village was called Collins Mills.
Mr. Dixon wrote several song lyrics among them being: "If only", "Don't Forget Your Mother", and "You asked Me Why I'm Lonely."
His poems & music are on display at the Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
WM. C. DIXON, 83, CLAYTON, DIES
Clayton, Feb. 23, 1942
William Collins Dixon, 83, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Tiernan, on the Three Mile Bay road, Clayton, R. D., Sunday morning at 9:30. His death was attributed to a heart attack and the infirmities of old age.
The survivors are: two sons, Charles H. Dixon, and William C. Dixon, Clayton; four daughters, Mrs. Fred (Flora) Van Alstyne, Mrs. Howard (Lottie) Haller, Mrs. George (Louise) Tiernan and Mrs. Willis (Lena) Bass, all in Clayton; seven – grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Another daughter, Mrs. Elbridge (Ethel) Johndrow, died June 11, 1917.
The funeral services will be held at the home of Mrs. Tiernan, Tuesday afternoon at 2, Rev. William Eddy, pastor of the Clayton Methodist church, officiating. Friends are requested to omit flowers. Burial will be at the Depauville cemetery.
Mr. Dixon was born Jan. 11, 1859, on Wolfe Island, Ont., the son of Robert and Nancy Smith Dixon. He married Miss Jennie Duggin April 6, 1885, at the home of Rev. Irving A. Brice, pastor of the Stone Mills Methodist church.
Mr. Dixon lived on Wolfe Island until 1901 when he and his wife moved to a farm on the Clayton-Watertown road. Mrs. Dixon died there Nov. 5, 1932.
Mr. Dixon belonged to the Methodist church. He was a member of the Wolfe Island band and the Order of Chosen Friends at Wolfe island.
The Collins family were early settlers in the region now known as Stone Mills. Before J. B. Collins, Mr. Dixon's grandfather, built his stone mill, the village was called Collins Mills.
Mr. Dixon wrote several song lyrics among them being: "If only", "Don't Forget Your Mother", and "You asked Me Why I'm Lonely."
His poems & music are on display at the Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
He was married to Jennie Duggin on April 6,1885
WM. C. DIXON, 83, CLAYTON, DIES
Clayton, Feb. 23, 1942
William Collins Dixon, 83, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Tiernan, on the Three Mile Bay road, Clayton, R. D., Sunday morning at 9:30. His death was attributed to a heart attack and the infirmities of old age.
The survivors are: two sons, Charles H. Dixon, and William C. Dixon, Clayton; four daughters, Mrs. Fred (Flora) Van Alstyne, Mrs. Howard (Lottie) Haller, Mrs. George (Louise) Tiernan and Mrs. Willis (Lena) Bass, all in Clayton; seven – grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Another daughter, Mrs. Elbridge (Ethel) Johndrow, died June 11, 1917.
The funeral services will be held at the home of Mrs. Tiernan, Tuesday afternoon at 2, Rev. William Eddy, pastor of the Clayton Methodist church, officiating. Friends are requested to omit flowers. Burial will be at the Depauville cemetery.
Mr. Dixon was born Jan. 11, 1859, on Wolfe Island, Ont., the son of Robert and Nancy Smith Dixon. He married Miss Jennie Duggin April 6, 1885, at the home of Rev. Irving A. Brice, pastor of the Stone Mills Methodist church.
Mr. Dixon lived on Wolfe Island until 1901 when he and his wife moved to a farm on the Clayton-Watertown road. Mrs. Dixon died there Nov. 5, 1932.
Mr. Dixon belonged to the Methodist church. He was a member of the Wolfe Island band and the Order of Chosen Friends at Wolfe island.
The Collins family were early settlers in the region now known as Stone Mills. Before J. B. Collins, Mr. Dixon's grandfather, built his stone mill, the village was called Collins Mills.
Mr. Dixon wrote several song lyrics among them being: "If only", "Don't Forget Your Mother", and "You asked Me Why I'm Lonely."
His poems & music are on display at the Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
WM. C. DIXON, 83, CLAYTON, DIES
Clayton, Feb. 23, 1942
William Collins Dixon, 83, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Tiernan, on the Three Mile Bay road, Clayton, R. D., Sunday morning at 9:30. His death was attributed to a heart attack and the infirmities of old age.
The survivors are: two sons, Charles H. Dixon, and William C. Dixon, Clayton; four daughters, Mrs. Fred (Flora) Van Alstyne, Mrs. Howard (Lottie) Haller, Mrs. George (Louise) Tiernan and Mrs. Willis (Lena) Bass, all in Clayton; seven – grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Another daughter, Mrs. Elbridge (Ethel) Johndrow, died June 11, 1917.
The funeral services will be held at the home of Mrs. Tiernan, Tuesday afternoon at 2, Rev. William Eddy, pastor of the Clayton Methodist church, officiating. Friends are requested to omit flowers. Burial will be at the Depauville cemetery.
Mr. Dixon was born Jan. 11, 1859, on Wolfe Island, Ont., the son of Robert and Nancy Smith Dixon. He married Miss Jennie Duggin April 6, 1885, at the home of Rev. Irving A. Brice, pastor of the Stone Mills Methodist church.
Mr. Dixon lived on Wolfe Island until 1901 when he and his wife moved to a farm on the Clayton-Watertown road. Mrs. Dixon died there Nov. 5, 1932.
Mr. Dixon belonged to the Methodist church. He was a member of the Wolfe Island band and the Order of Chosen Friends at Wolfe island.
The Collins family were early settlers in the region now known as Stone Mills. Before J. B. Collins, Mr. Dixon's grandfather, built his stone mill, the village was called Collins Mills.
Mr. Dixon wrote several song lyrics among them being: "If only", "Don't Forget Your Mother", and "You asked Me Why I'm Lonely."
His poems & music are on display at the Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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