Eunice W. Nixon went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 5, 2005. She was born in Bell County on August 28, 1925 and was a graduate of Belton High School. During World War II she worked at Scott and White Hospital. She met JD Nixon, Jr. in Belton and they were married December 22, 1946 in Temple, Texas. Shortly after they married, she worked as a secretary in the Military Science Department at Texas A&M University. She also worked at Millard Elementary in Beaumont until her children were born.
She is preceded in death by her husband, JD Nixon, Jr.; her parents, Minnie and Paul Willson; her sister, Margaret Louis Willson; and her brother, Talmadge “Bucky” Willson.
She is survived by her daughter, Nancy Smith and her husband Chuck of Beaumont; son, Dan Nixon and his wife Arlene of Houston; grandchildren, Sarah and Curtis Smith, and Stephanie and Christen Nixon; brother, Paul G. Willson; sisters, Maurine Liles, Elaine Lungwitz and Tiny York.
Eunice was a faithful member of First United Methodist Church in Beaumont and the Faith Sunday School class of fifty-three years. She loved to travel, took great pride and delight in her grandchildren, was a gracious hostess and a strong independent matriarch of her family.
A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:00 P. M. until 8:00 P. M. Thursday, September 8, 2005 at Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin, Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 A. M. Friday, September 9, 2005 at First United Methodist Church with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association, 7415 Eastex Plaza #3, Beaumont, Texas 77708 or First United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 3247, Beaumont, Texas 77704.
