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Submitted: 3/9/14 • Approved: 3/9/14 • Last Updated: 4/13/18 • R31180-G31180-S3
November 20, 1913 - March 14, 2012
Born at Springfield, Missouri; died at Grove, Oklahoma
Reuben is the son of Oren T Dixon and Minnie (Fowler) Dixon. He married Irene King in 1932. Irene passed away in 1988 and in 1994 he married his second wife, Aletha. After a battle with cancer, Aleta passed away and he married Edna M Dixon in 1995.
As a teenager, Reuben moved to Miami with his family and went to work for his parents in the Dixon's Flower and Printing Shop. He delivered papers for the Tulsa World until he became a police officer for the Miami Police Department. Reuben was the first motorcycle patrolman in Miami. Eventually Reuben transferred from the police department to the fire department where he climbed the ranks to fire chief. After over 30 years with the department, Reuben went back to his family business.
At the time of Reuben's death, he was the oldest member of the Miami Elks Lodge, having been a member for over 60 years.
Contributed on 3/9/14 by megskye
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