Wilford Arlin Dixon

Wilford Arlin Dixon, 85, of Harkers Island, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family on Saturday, August 22, 2020,

His funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, August 26, 2020, at Harkers Island Pentecostal Holiness Church, officiated by Rev. Dell Murphy and Brother Anthony Nelson. Interment with Masonic Rites will follow at Vergie Mae Cemetery. Friends are welcome to attend the service. For those unable to attend, the family invites you to view the webcasting of the service through his obituary page on Munden Funeral Home’s website. In keeping with the CDC guidelines pertaining to the Coronavirus, those who are ill or at-risk (elderly, immune-compromised) are encouraged to stay home. Additionally, there will be a limit to the number of people in the building at one time, as well, those who attend will be asked to bring and wear a protective mask. Help us honor the family while practicing safe measures. Friends are also encouraged to leave words of comfort to the family through the website.

Wilford was born on March 22, 1935, in Beaufort, to Louie and Iona Dixon and was a member of Harkers Island Pentecostal Holiness Church. He worked faithfully for 20 years at NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) where he retired. Wilford was a proud and longtime member of the Crissie Wright Lodge # 741 A.F. & A.M. since 1979 and was also a member of the Shriners.

He is survived by his son, Jimmy Dixon and wife Sheila of Harkers Island; brother, Truman Dixon of Sea Level; daughter in law, Debbie Dixon of Harkers Island; grandchildren, Rebekah Dixon of Harkers Island, Brandon Dixon and wife Mandy of Straits and Brittany Jannise and husband Cody of Greenville; and great-grandchildren, Chase Dixon, Chandler Dixon, Sadie Dixon and Gaines Jannise.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mavis Lorraine Guthrie Dixon; son, Mitchell Arlin Dixon; and grandson, James Wilford Dixon Jr.

Family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, Harkers Island Pentecostal Holiness Church. The same safety guidelines will apply.

A special thanks to his loving caregivers Beck Ingram, Carrie Ann Styron, Donna Wade and Deb Willis.

Flowers are welcome, or memorials can be sent to Harkers Island Pentecostal Holiness Church at P.O. Box 509, Harkers Island, NC 28531.

Family and friends are welcome to submit online condolences at www.mundenfuneralhome.net

Arrangements by Munden Funeral Home and Crematory in Morehead City, NC.