Cordice Mae (STEWART) NIXON

NIXON, STEWART, REEDER, LAWLER, HUNTER

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 1/27/2009 at 10:14:48

Bedford Times-Press
Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa, Page 6

CORDICE NIXON, 76, RITES HELD SEPT. 14 IN TARKIO, MO.

Funeral services for Mrs. George L. [Cordice Mae] NIXON, 76, of Tarkio, were held in Davis Funeral Home in Tarkio, Mo., conducted by Rev. Roger V. WREATH. Mrs. NIXON died at Community Hospital at Fairfax, Mo. September 11, 1974. Interment was at Conway Cemetery, Conway, Ia.

Cordice Mae NIXON was born at Maloy, Ia., September 6, 1898, the daughter of John and Ruth (STEWART) MASON. As a child, she attended the Gaynor Public Schools.

On June 22, 1915 she was united in marriage at Bedford, Ia., to George L. NIXON who preceded her in death in 1962. She lived most of her married life around Leon, having moved to Tarkio in 1962.

She was a member of the Tarkio United Methodist Church and had received a life membership in the United Methodist Women. She was also active in the Young At Hearts Club and the Spruce Street Club. In her spare time she enjoyed gardening, her flowers, but most of all her family.

Surviving are three sons, George D. NIXON of Fresno, Calif., Ted NIXON and Jack NIXON, both of Tarkio; a daughter, Mrs. [Phyllis] James REEDER of Decatur, Ala.; two sisters, Mrs. Blanche LAWLER and Mrs. Bernice HUNTER, both of Bedford; nine grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; three nephews.

Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister.