My late mother, Ellowyne Ware Carlisle, grew up with Mary and I remember her talking of Mary often. They kept in touch the old fashioned way - writing letters.  We learned of Mary’s passing from my cousins who reside in Corner, Alabama. My dad, Willard, and the rest of our family send our condolences to Mr  Nixon, Mary’s children and the rest of her family. 

Aunt Mary...many times this precious name has come from my lips over my lifetime. I spent many hours with her, Uncle Marvin, Dale and Cindy over the years staying with them in Panama City before taking my first, of 100's, of plane rides. I also stayed in their home, Orange Park, several months after I graduated from high school, went to Youth Camp with them that summer in North Carolina. Dale and I have always been close, even though we have never lived near each other, our birth dates are only days  a part.  SO many memories! I wish I could pull just one favorite one out for this memory but Aunt Mary created SO many for me. I never forget that she traveled with her sister, Myrtis,  my mom,  and Aunt Von to Columbia, South Carolina for my graduation from grad school, that is just the person she was. There I had three women at the same event that had impacted my life and love for God. Aunt Mary, I will miss you cheering for me, but I am sure you still are.   I loved her very deeply, and when traveling from Florida to the north I'd always seek to have a meal with her and Uncle Marvin. My heart aches today for the family. Please know I love you guys! I wish I could be there physically, but again I find myself living very far far family. Dale, I love you my brother! Cindy, you too. I rejoice that today she is with Jesus, her parents and other loved ones.  I am sure my mom was there to welcome her baby sister home!  Rest assure of my prayers. 

She was my Aunt I could always count on her As I was her Flower Girl all of years ago. She was a beautiful  Bride.  My Uncle Marvin was someone along with Aunt Mary I looked up too. They were always there for me. As they lay her to rest this week I hope All of the family know how much she was loved.

Mary and Marvin took me in for the summer while I waited to wed my wife of almost 35 years now. I got a job to be close to my fiance and they opened their doors and theirs hearts.  God bless and comfort you all.

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Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Eben Edgar Caddell and Gladys Leona Gray Caddell; her brother Marlin Caddell, her sister Myrtis Silvers, and her grandson, Derrick Nixon. 
She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Marvin Nixon, her brother Douglas (Sandra) Caddell, her sister Yvonne Schuessler, two children Dale (Brenda) Nixon of Jacksonville, Florida and Cindy (Todd) Freeman of Bristol, Virginia; six grandchildren, Thalassa Crews (Tim Mueller), Jarrod Nixon, Lydia, Nathan, Matthew (Devann), and Daniel Freeman and three great-grandchildren, Ayden and Wesley Crews and Addicus Freeman.

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Mary C. Nixon

31 March, 1937 – 1 June, 2018

Hardage-Giddens Rivermead Funeral Home

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