He performed Cheri’s service seven years ago. Pastor Jim Preisig will officiate the ceremony. at The Summit Church, 3381 NW Chipman Rd., Lee’s Summit, MO, 64081, with a reception to follow in order to greet the family.

Tom will be missed by a lot of people.Ī celebration of life for Tom will be Thursday, May 11, at 11:00 a.m.

He loved the two dogs that he and Cheri shared, Bailey and Bandit, and was heartbroken when Bailey died this year. He was tender-hearted and generous, almost to a fault sometimes. Unfortunately, Cheri died on March 17, 2016, but they had almost 26 wonderful years together and they both enjoyed the same things, spending time at the Lake of the Ozarks with friends, being with family, dancing, going to their special places to eat each week, and just spending time together with their dogs. On May 26, 1990, Tom married his soul mate, Cheri Tracy, aboard their boat, The Southern Cross, at Lake of the Ozarks. He had a passion for cars and sales and really enjoyed owning his own business for several years. Tom spent most of his life in the car business, first with his father at Dixon Auto Sales in Excelsior Springs, MO, then with other car dealerships in the Kansas City area, and finally as the owner of The Used Car Factory in Blue Springs, MO. He attended The University of MO at Kansas City (UMKC) for one year, and then transferred to Emporia College in Emporia, KS where he graduated with a BS degree in 1967. Tom graduated from Excelsior Springs, MO high school in 1963. Tom was born on April 25, 1945, to Mary Katherine (Maurer) and Arvil Hartford Dixon at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI. Tom is preceded in death by his mother and father, and, recently, by a grandson, Peyton Theis of Medicine Lodge, KS. He is survived by daughters, Kathy Keller (Joel) of Cheney, KS, and Cheryl Theis (Chris) of Medicine Lodge, KS sons, Jake Dixon of Overland Park, KS, and Matt Dixon of Blue Springs, MO stepson Mike (Beth) Tracy of Lenexa, KS: sister Judy (Rich) Manka of Leawood, KS half-sister, Carol Steffens (Dale), Rogers, AR and seven grandchildren. Thomas Maurer “Tom” Dixon, 78, died at Research Medical Center, Kansas City, MO the night of May 2, from heart disease complications.

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