Shirley A. Nixon

HOPEDALE Shirley A. (Kimball) Nixon, 92, of Hopedale, died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008, in the Milford Regional Medical Center. She was the wife of Eino W. Sarge Nixon, who died in 1989. Mrs. Nixon was the receptionist for Dr. Peter A. Piscia, optometrist, in Milford for many years. She had previously been employed at the former Telechron Co. in Ashland and the former Cooneys Ladies Store in Milford. Mrs. Nixon was born Oct. 28, 1915, in Milford, the daughter of the late Clifton L. and Esther A. (Knights) Kimball, and was a lifelong resident of Hopedale. Mrs. Nixon was a longtime member of the Union Evangelical Church in Hopedale. She was past president and past district deputy of the former Milford Emblem Club # 95, and a member of the Upton Womens Club. Mrs. Nixon was a member of the Hopedale Country Club and was an avid golfer. She enjoyed cross-stitching, quilting, knitting and other hand work. Mrs. Nixon is survived by one son, Charles H. Bud Nixon of Hopedale; one brother, William F. Kimball of Hopedale; one sister, Martha Bennett of Bellingham; two granddaughters, Terry A. and her husband, Jon Foose, of Northbridge, and Bonnie L. and her husband, John Thackston, of Falmouth; four great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews, and her many good friends and neighbors, especially Virginia G. Lucier of Hopedale. She was predeceased by three brothers; Clifton Kimball, Stephen F. Kimball and Harry Kimball, who was killed during World War II. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Oct. 2, at 10 a.m., in the Buma-Sargeant Funeral Home (www.bumafuneralhome.com), 42 Congress St., Milford. Interment will follow in South Hopedale Cemetery in Hopedale. Visiting hours will be Wednesday, Oct. 1, from 4 to 7 p.m., in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to VNA Care Network & Hospice, C/O Development Office, 5 Federal St., Danvers, MA 01923, or to the charity of ones choice.