Shirley M. Nixon

Shirley M. Nixon VIRGINIA BEACH - Shirley Midgett Nixon, 85, passed away Aug. 18, 2009. She was a native of Stumpy Point, N.C., where she lived until she was 21. She was a previous resident of Chesapeake. She was the daughter of the late John Monroe and Theola Wise Midgett and the wife of the late D. Russell Nixon Jr. She was a member of the Memorial United Methodist Church in Virginia Beach. She was also a member of the DAR, Lynnhaven Parish Chapter. She was a talented artist with many years experience and loved to garden. She is survived by two children, Joan N. Lyons and her husband Tom of Virginia Beach and John Russell Nixon Sr. and his wife Mary of Chesapeake; four grandchildren, John Jr., Leslie, Tommy and Russell; and five great-grandchildren. Services are private. H.D. Oliver Funeral Apts., Laskin Road Chapel, is handling arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Memorial United Methodist Church, 804 Gammon Road, Virginia Beach, or to the Stumpy Point Methodist Church, 256 Bayview Drive, Stumpy Point, NC 27978.