Dorothy Richards Dixon Obituary

The world bids farewell to Dorothy Richards Dixon of Shelby, North Carolina, born in Lawndale, North Carolina, departing on July 23, 2025 at the age of 87. Dorothy leaves behind memories cherished by the community. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

As we bid Dorothy farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Dorothy is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

She was predeceased by: her parents, William Buford and Nina Self Richards; her daughter Melanie McAllister of Shelby, NC; and her brothers, Zane Richards and Ron Richards.

She is survived by: her husband Marvin Royce Dixon of Shelby; her daughter Gloria Sherman; and her family Ron Richards (Terri) of Charlotte, NC.

Memorials in memory of Dottie can be made to Calvary Baptist Church 320 Old Boiling Springs Road Shelby, NC 28152.