1931 - 2003

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• Birth	16 Nov 1931	Oklahoma City (Oklahoma) Oklahoma
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Jul 2003	Oklahoma City (Oklahoma) Oklahoma
  Person ID	I29212	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2005 00:00:00
  Family	Margaret (Peggy) Ann RANDALL, b. 13 Dec 1931, St. Louis (St. Louis) Missouri
  Married	5 Jun 1954	Oklahoma City (Oklahoma) Oklahoma
  Children	1. Pamela Rene HIXON, b. 19 Nov 1956, Laurie (Morgan) Missouri   2. David Seyler HIXON, b. 8 Dec 1961, Nashville (Davidson) Tennesee
  Family ID	F12001	Group Sheet

• Notes

  OBITUARY 2003, July 2: Charles Hixon passed away. He was born November 16, 1931, in Oklahoma City to the late C .P. (Tommy) Hixon and Vera Ann Hixon. He graduated from Classen High School, the University of Oklahoma with a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and the Yale University Institute of Traffic Engineering. He married Peggy Randall on June 5, 1954. Dwight was Traffic Engineer for the City of Nashville, Tennessee, before returning to Oklahoma City to work with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation as Traffic Engineer and later as division head of Research and Development. He served on active duty with the United States Air Force and retired as Lieutenant Colonel from the Oklahoma Air National Guard. He was affiliated nationally with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, the Transportation Research Board, and the Institute of Transportation Engineers. Dwight was an active member of Covenant Presbyterian Church where he served as an elder. He was a very loving and committed husband, father, and grandfather. During his years of retirement, he was devoted to volunteering for the Presbyterian Urban Mission and the enjoyment of his hobby of American Flyer toy trains. He is survived by his wife, Peggy; daughter and son-in-law, Pam and Brian Hudson, of Bemidji, Minnesota; son and daughter-in-law, David and Rena Hixon; grandchildren, Elizabeth, Joshua, and Anna Hixon, of Wichita, Kansas; brother and sister-in-law, Russell and Beverly Hixon, of Oklahoma City; sister, Jan Houchin, of Arlington, Texas; nephews, Arnn Hixon of Choctaw, Craig Houchin of Sunland, California; Blake Houchin of Charlotte, North Carolina; and uncle, W. Bryan Arnn and wife, Pat, of Oklahoma City. The family wishes to express their gratitude to Dr. M. F. Kanaa and his staff for their cheerful and compassionate care, to the Mercy Health Center Oncology Unit, and to Vista Care. A memorial service will be held on July 7, 2003, at 11:00 a.m., at Covenant Presbyterian Church in the Village. In lieu of flowers, memorials maybe made to Covenant Presbyterian Church, 10100 Ridgeview Drive, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73120 or the Presbyterian Urban Mission, 3737 N. Portland, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73112. Smith and Kerne, 14624 North May Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. "The Daily Oklahoman" July 7, 2003