‘Maine Cabin Masters’: Who Is Matt ‘Dixie’ Dix’s Late Wife? All About Ginna Dix

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Maine Cabin Masters stars Chase Morrill, Ashley Morrill-Eldridge, and Ryan Eldridge would be nothing without their right-hand men. That, of course, includes Matt “Dixie” Dix, a carpenter who often works with the family on renovation projects.

Viewers have gotten to know Dixie throughout the nine years that Maine Cabin Masters has been airing on HGTV and Magnolia Network. That includes bits and pieces of his personal life away from the cameras, including his marriage to Ginna Dix.

Sadly, Ginna died in 2025. Below, we rounded up everything we know about her and the pair’s relationship.

What happened to Matt ‘Dixie’ Dix’s wife?

Ginna died unexpectedly on February 1, 2025, at the age of 48. She was at Maine Medical Center at the time, but it’s unclear what caused her death.

The news was confirmed by the official Maine Cabin Masters Instagram account four days later. “We are heartbroken to announce the unexpected passing of Ginna Dix on February 1, 2025,” the post said. “Beloved wife of Dixie, God Daughter to Ryan’s parents, and friend to so many. Ginna was a huge part of the Maine Cabin Masters family and will be missed tremendously. We thank you all for your love and support, but ask that you give the Maine Cabin Masters team privacy at this time.”

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Ginna and Matt met in 2000 and were married on September 22, 2021. She is also longtime friends with Ryan, as he noted in his tribute to her: “We were born on the same day two years apart, our parents were best friends, you married my best friend.”

Who was Ginna Dix?

At the time of her death, Ginna was working as a nurse practitioner at MaineGeneral Health and the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care at Maine General Medical Center. She became a nurse practitioner in 2018 after receiving her master’s degree in nursing from Purdue University.

Prior to that, Ginna received a nursing degree from St Anselm College in New Hampshire in 2000 and worked at Waldo County Hospital, then as a registered nurse at the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care beginning in 2007, per her obituary.

Does Matt ‘Dixie’ Dix have kids?

No, Dixie does not have any children. However, according to Ginna’s obituary, the two are proud dog owners of three pups.

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