Cornelia Thelma Dixon

Cornelia Thelma Dixon
Cornelia Thelma (Hunter) Dixon, age 96, passed away peacefully at Cedar Mountain Commons in Newington on November 9, 2025. She was born in Waterbury, Connecticut on October 25, 1929, to the late Earl Hunter, Sr., and Bessie (Sims) Hunter. Cornelia, lovingly called "Nea," was married to James H. Dixon for 37 years.
She is survived by her daughter, Gail Baptiste-Exum of West Hartford, CT; grandsons, John "Jay" Baptiste and wife Nikki of Hurst, Texas, Jermaine Baptiste and wife Jennifer of Southington, CT; her great-grandchildren, Wynter, Jaiden, and Reese Baptiste, her brother-in-law, Reverend Oscar Dixon, Sr., and wife; sisters-in-law, Gloria of Georgia and Frankie Wade of New York; nieces, nephews, cousins, and close friends Ness Newman, Bev Wilson, and Louvenia Davis.
Cornelia was preceded in death by her beloved husband, James H. Dixon; former spouse, Rudolph Frank; brother Earl "Lefty" Hunter, Jr.; her sisters, Dorothy Hunter-Lewis and Sylvia Hunter-Reis; and her daughter, Charlene Frank.
Memorial services will be held at Cedar Mountain Commons, 3 John H. Stewart Dr, Newington, CT 06111, on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 11 a.m. Services have been entrusted to Colonial Funerals, 270 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT 06702, and James R. Sanders, Funeral Director. For full obituary and to leave condolences, visit Colonialfunerals.com.