Jefferson County ArArchives Obituaries.....Nixon, Ollie B. August 14, 1948 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ar/arfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: G. Wayne Nixon gwn71667@yahoo.com May 28, 2009, 1:37 am "Pine Bluff Commercial" Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas Issue of Monday, August 16, 1948 Page 8 Obituary Ollie B. Nixon Ollie B. Nixon, 60, former resident of this city, died Saturday night (Aug 14) in the Baptist hospital, Memphis, Tenn., from an illness of one week. Mr. Nixon became suddenly worse Saturday and was removed to the hospital to undergo treatment. A native of Missouri, he was born at Monette on March 4, 1888, son of the late Alfred and Nancy (Torrence) Nixon. He spent his early boyhood in Monette, later going to Fort Smith with his parents where he completed his education. Mr. Nixon came to Pine Bluff in 1910 to work for the Cotton Belt railroad as a crane operator, continuing with the company until 1922. He later became connected with the Standard Brake Shoe Foundry and in 1936 was transferred to Memphis where he was foreman at the plant there. Mr. Nixon was a member of the Mallory Heights Methodist church in Memphis, Tenn., and the O. K. Houch Masonic Lodge No. 706 in Memphis. He leaves his wife, the former Miss Maddie Westall of this city to whom he was married on May 5, 1915; one brother, W. J. Nixon of Phoenix, Ariz.; two nieces, Mrs. Robert Malley of Pine Bluff and Mrs. Charlie Pearce of Dallas, Tex., and one nephew, Jesse Smith of Dallas. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at the chapel of Ralph Robinson and Son mortuary, in charge of Rev. Walter N. Hill, assistant pastor of First Baptist church. Burial will be in Graceland cemetery, with graveside services in charge of the Pine Bluff Masonic Lodge No. 69. Active pallbearers will be the six brothers of Mrs. Nixon: Carl Westall, Chester Westall, and Luck Westall of Pine Bluff, Norwood Westall of Savannah, Ga., and Hugh Westall of Hammond, Ind. and Dan Westall of Camden. Honorary pallbearers will be: John King, Gatewood Watts, Devear Stephens, Rudy Karlovic, Everett Garner, Henry Woodruff, Earl Pace, Jim Evans and Harvey V. Stauber of Memphis, Joe Cook, Sr., Harry Ksir, H. J. Brenke, Walter R. Evans and N. B. Williams of Minden, La. The body of Mr. Nixon will remain in the parlor of Ralph Robinson and Son Mortuary. Additional Comments: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name: Ollie B Nixon Age: 29 Res: 1819 E Pullen, Pine Bluff (Jefferson Co., Ark) Birth Date: 4 Mar 1888 Birth place: Monnett, MO [Barry Co.] Occ: Haisting Engineer - Cotton Bell RR - Pine Bluff, Ark. Family: wife Military Svc: no short hgt / slender build blue eyes / light hair / bald: no disabilities: no Race: Caucasian Roll: 1530467 DraftBoard: 2 Reg: 5 June 1917 @ Pine Bluff, Ark. * 1920 Census - Vaugine Township, Jefferson Co., Arksansas; ED 132; pg. 12A HH as of January 1, 1920 - Enumerated February 6, 1920 - #304-315 Ollie Nixon, head, M W, 30, M, Mo Ga Ga, Engineer - Slatwary (?) Marley, wife, F W, 25, M, Ark Ark Ark Alfred, father, M W, 76, M, Ga Ga Ga (s/b Ga Tn Tn) Nancy, mother, F W, 70, M, Ga Ga Ga * 1930 Census - Police Jury Township 19 Ward 4, Webster Parish, Louisiana; ED 18; pg. 1A HH as of April 1, 1930 - Enumerated April 2, 1930 Duffy Road - #10-10 Ollie B. Nixon, head, M W, 42, M @ 27, La Ga Al, Car Repairer - Railroad Madie G., wife/homemaker, F W, 36, M @ 21, Ark Ark Ark File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ar/jefferson/obits/n/nixon14gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/arfiles/ File size: 3.8 Kb