C. Bailey Dixon

Dateline-Clinton, SC,

C. Bailey Dixon age 77 of Boxwood Gardens died Monday, September 3, 2007 in the Greenville Memorial Hospital.
He was born in Clinton, SC on January 19, 1930 and was a son of the late Brewer and Corinne Bailey Dixon and grandson of the late C. M. and Eloise (Sweetheart) Bailey.
Mr. Dixon spent his childhood in both Clinton and Talladega, Alabama. A graduate of Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia and Georgia Institute of Technology where he earned a Bachelor of Textile Engineering. He served in the United States Navy, touring Japan, China and Korea as an Ensign and Paymaster. He became a registered professional engineer while beginning his industrial career at Clinton Mills in 1955. He served as Director and Vice President of Engineering from 1961 to 1979. He was then appointed to Vice President of Engineering and Subsidiary Operations, a position he held until his retirement in 1998. He served on the Board of Directors of Clinton Mills, Inc. and M.S. Bailey & Son, Bankers, both companies his great grandfather established in 1896 and 1886, respectively. He was Chairman of Clinton Investment Company and a member of the Bailey Foundation.
Mr. Dixon was involved in many community activities including the founding of the Clinton YMCA, and the Laurens County Safe Home for Women. He served as a Scoutmaster of Troop 111 and Blue Ridge Council President. He was also awarded scouting’s highest honor, the Silver Beaver Award. He was Chairman of York Place, Episcopal Home for Children. He established the Bailey Dixon Fund for Textile Scholarships at Georgia Tech. In 2002, he was named Citizen of the Year by the Clinton Chronicle. He was awarded the 2006 Spirit of Volunteerism and Philanthropy Award by the United Way, who established this annual award in his name. He was inducted into the Georgia Tech Engineering Hall of Fame and as recently as this year, was selected for the Episcopal High School Hall of Fame and as the 2007 District Tree Farmer of the Year by the S.C. Forestry Association. He had served on the Presbyterian College Board of Visitors and was active in both the All Saints' Episcopal Church and Kiwanis Club in Clinton.
He is survived by his wife of fifty-four years, Martha Gail Wood Dixon; three sons, Bailey Dixon, II of Clinton, Norman Dixon of Atlanta, GA, John Dixon of Winston-Salem, NC, a daughter, Corinne Dunn and husband Jim of Atlanta, GA; one brother, Dr. Kelly Dixon of Greenville, SC and seven grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. in the All Saints' Episcopal Church in Clinton.
The family will receive friends at the residence.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.grayfuneralhome.com .
Gray Funeral Home of Clinton, SC