Mrs. Susie Mae Dixison

Susie Mae Dixison was born to Bertha and Charlie Travis on September 28, 1924 in Brewton, Alabama. They bore three daughters of which Susie was the first. Susie accepted Christ at an early age. She was reared at Peace and Good Will Missionary Baptist Church in Brewton where she was an active member through her adolescent years. She graduated from Southern Normal High School in 1944 and moved north. She later met & was united in marriage to Mr. Sammy Dixison, Jr. on June 1, 1946. Susie & Sam settled in Kalamazoo, Michigan where she joined Mt. Zion Baptist Church and was a faithful member and servant for over 60 years. Susie served in various church organizations until her health began to fail in recent years. Susie worked as a nurse for many years & retired from Borgess Hospital. During her working years and in her retirement, she loved to bowl. She won numerous trophies over the years on various leagues. Even after she stopped bowling she loved to go and keep score for teams. Susie was loved by everyone she came in contact with: her Eastern Stars sisters, her fellow bowlers, her friends at the Ecumenical Center who loved for Susie to play the piano for them, her neighbors, and her church family. Susie loved her church and made sure she got to church very early every Sunday to get “her good seat.” Until her recent illness, she rarely missed a Sunday. Susie was blessed in the last four years of her life to have the help of a wonderfully devoted friend and caretaker (Fannie Sheppard) who handled her personal affairs and transported her to all of her appointments. Susie departed this life on May 18, 2014 at Tendercare Kalamazoo Nursing Home. Susie was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Alice T. Riley in 1976, and her husband Sammy in 1993. Susie leaves to cherish her memory: one son, Sammy (Dino) Dixison III; one sister, Pauline T. Rainey (New York, NY); three brothers-in-law, John (Mossey) Dixison and Willie Scott, Jr. both of Kalamazoo, MI, and Frank (Josephine) Riley of Chicago, IL; two cousins, Ruth Brewer of Virginia Beach, VA and Johnnie Garrett of Phoenix, AZ; one cousin-in-law, Theresa (Terry) Walker of Kalamazoo, MI along with a host of nieces, nephews, and friends.

Mrs. Susie Mae Dixison

September 28, 1922 - May 18, 2014