TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for WALTERS, MARION MAXINE (NIX)    

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from Mar. 6 to Mar. 7, 2014

Died: Wednesday, March 5, 2014

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WALTERS, MARION MAXINE (NIX)  
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Marion Maxine Nix Walters, 83, a native of Ellisville, Miss., and resident of 
Houma for the last 29 years, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at 
Terrebonne General Medical Center. 

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. until funeral 
time Sunday at Memory Chapel Funeral Home, 3100 Audubon Drive, Laurel, MS 
39440, 601-428-5235. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral 
home, 

with burial in Walters Cemetery, Walters Drive, and (Pecan Grove Community), 
Ellisville, Miss. 

Pallbearers will be Dennis Richard "Rick" Ritchey Jr., Gary R. Long, Russell E. 
"Rusty" Nix Jr., Anthony E. Nix, Grant Hedgepath, and Ray Jenkins. 
Honorary pallbearers will be Clay Patrick Ritchey and Richard Waltman. 

Maxine is survived by her son, Steven Anthony Walters, of Houma; daughter, 
Marian Walters Long and husband, Gary, of Gray; grandson, Dennis Richard "Rick" 
Ritchey Jr. and wife Kristi, of Houma; granddaughters, Kimberly Nicole "Nikki" 
Long, of Gray, Angie Long Sumrall and husband, Joel, of Soso, Miss., and Amy 
Long Warrick, of Richton, Miss.; great-grandchildren, Clay Ritchey, Chy 
Hillman, Layna Warrick, and Carlee and Jenna Sumrall; sister, Betty Nix Davis 
and husband, Lewis, of Ellisville, Miss; her beloved pets, Bubba and Tuffy; and 
a host of family and friends. 

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 36 years, Cleborn B. "Nig" 
Walters, of Ellisville, Miss.; companion, Jimmie P. LeBeouf, of Houma; parents, 
Andrew J. and Mary Edily Crochet Nix; sister, Carmen Lee Nix Waltman; and 
brothers, Jack R. Nix and Russell E. Nix Sr. 

Maxine was born on Aug. 17, 1930, the second child of Andrew J. and Mary Edily 
Crochet Nix. She loved to cook, sew, and fish. Her favorite color was red, 
favorite sport was football, and she was an avid Saints fan. 
She enjoyed listening to Southern Gospel Music. 

She was a devoted wife, companion, mother, grandmother, and friend. Most of all 
she loved sitting outside on her patio with her dog and cat and waving to all 
her neighbors. 
Maxine was a Christian and was a member of Coteau Baptist Church in Houma. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Terrebonne Council on 
Aging "Meals on Wheels Program," 995 West Tunnel Blvd., Houma, LA 70360. 

Memory Chapel Funeral Home in Laurel, Miss., is in charge of arrangements. 

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