Danny Ray Dixon, 54, died Tuesday, March 7, 2006, at his home in Riverside, Calif.

He was born April 10, 1951, at Camp Polk, La., the son of Vernon and Sadine Dixon.

He was a graduate of Piggott High School. He attended the University of Arkansas where he was a Razorback band member. Dixon joined the U.S. Air Force and received training to become an X-ray technician while in the service. After leaving the Air Force, he continued to work as an X-ray technician in the private sector in California.

He was preceded in death by his father, Vernon Dixon on March 13, 1977.

He is survived by his mother, Sadine Dixon of Piggott; his wife, Poe Dixon of Riverside, Calif.; two brothers, Ronny Dixon and family of Piggott and John Dixon and family of Rogers.

Funeral services were held Monday, March 13, 2006, in Riverside, Calif, with interment in Rose Hill Memorial Park, which is located in the Puente Hills in the city of Whittier, Calif.