Obituary of Minnie Nixon

Point Harbor, NC Minnie Lee Smith Nixon, 83, died Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at her residence. Mrs. Nixon was born in Hertford and was a retired beauty shop owner. She was a member of Kitty Hawk United Methodist Church, Order of The Eastern Star #79 and Order of The Amaranth Coastal Court #12. Mrs. Nixon was the daughter of the late Percy Lee Smith and the late Lillian Thompson Smith and the widow of Ralph Medford Nixon. She is survived by two sisters, Eula S. Perry of Elizabeth City and Susie S. Beasley of Grandy; several nieces and nephews; she was preceded in death by her only daughter, Lillian ‘Dolly’ Weatherburn; one brother, Carlton P. Smith and two grandchildren, Michelle and Bradford Weatherburn. A Celebration of Life with Order of Eastern Star Rites will be held at the Kitty Hawk United Methodist Church on Saturday, October 2, 2004 at 1:00 PM with Rev. Richard Stone officiating. Burial will take place at Powells Point Christian Church Cemetery in Harbinger. The family will be at the home of Mrs. Nixon at 8929 Caratoke Highway, Point Harbor. Twiford’s Colony Chapel, Manteo, is assisting the family with these arrangements.