Opal Virginia Stanley Nixon

Mrs. Opal Virginia Stanley Nixon, age 91 of Yadkinville formally of Thurmond, NC the widow of the late Edward Earnest Nixon passed away on Tuesday November 6, 2007 at Willow Brook Health Care in Yadkinville. She was born in Surry County on May 22, 1916 to the late William Richard Stanley and the late Minnie Coe Stanley. She was a homemaker and a member of Mountain Park Baptist Church. In addition to her husband and parents she was preceded in death by three sisters Callie S. Medley, Evenly Roberta Stanley and Hazel Marie Stanley; by six brothers Everette Stanley, Grover Stanley, Junior Stanley, Chester Stanley, Gilbert Stanley and Robert Allen Stanley. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law Hazel and Charles Macy of Yadkinville; a son and daughter-in-law Jimmy Edward and Vivian Nixon of Thurmond; by seven grandchildren and spouses Deborah Pardue (LeHew), Christopher Edward Nixon (Gwyn), Kimberly Robertson (Chuck), Jeffrey Macy, Angie Walker (Mike), Judi Phillips (Tracy), and Amy Shore (Sandy); by fourteen great grandchildren Brant Macy, Nichole Walker, Mindy Walker, Brandon Walker, Trey Phillips, Devin Phillips, Macy Phillips, Benjamin Edward Nixon (Amber), Ryan Pardue, Ethan Pardue, Charlie Robertson, Hayley Robertson, Luke Shore, Laura Shore; by one great-great grandchild William Edward Nixon; by one sister Pauline S. Hayworth of Flagler Beach Florida. Funeral Services will be held Saturday 2:00 P.M. at Mountain Park Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Mountain Park Cemetery. The family will receive at Mountain Park Baptist Church on Saturday from 1:00 P.M. until time for the service. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Mountain Park Cemetery Fund C/O James Nixon 123 Liberty School Road, State Road, NC 28676. The Family would like to express their sincere thanks and appreciation to all the staff at Willowbrook Health Care for the excellent care she received in the past seven months, and also the second floor nursing staff at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Thanks to Dr. Shelburne, Dr. Isaacs, Dr. Mendolia, Dr. Groner and Dr. Griffin. Moody-Davis Funeral Home of Dobson is serving the Nixon Family.

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