Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....HIXON, BENNIE MCLAIN October 23, 2014
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News Star World - October 26, 2014
BENNIE MCLAIN HIXON

Bennie McLain Hixon, 91, of Monroe, LA, passed away Thursday, October 23, 
2014.

Family and friends are invited to a Celebration of Life Memorial Service to 
be held 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 27, 2014, at Memorial United Methodist 
Church in Monroe, with Rev. Richard Turnley officiating, under the direction 
of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Mr. Hixon was preceded in death by his parents, Ira McLain and Benjamin 
Newberry Hixon, his brother Samuel Clarence "Nance" Hixon, and his precious 
wife of 64 years, Julia Gates Hixon.

He is survived by his daughter Delaine Moseley and husband John of Ruston, 
LA; sons, Richard N. Hixon and wife Donna of West Monroe, LA, Mark M. Hixon 
and wife Martha of Murfreesboro, TN, and Bryan B. Hixon of Monroe, LA; 
grandchildren, David Ambrose, Jr. and wife Heather of Arlington, TX, Andrew 
Ambrose and wife Beth of Durango, CO, Ben Hixon of Seattle, WA, Daniel Hixon 
and wife Christene of Jena, LA, Micah Hixon and wife Christina of Augusta, 
GA, Nance Hixon and wife Emily of Natchez, MS, and Rachel Evans of Jackson, 
MS; and two great-grandchildren, Duncan Ambrose of Arlington, TX, and Kailey 
Hixon of Augusta, GA.

Bennie McLain, as he was known by friends and family, was born in Mangham on 
June 21, 1923. He enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II and served 
with the 14th Armored Division, which entered France at Marseilles in 1944 
and became part of Patton's Third Army as it moved across Germany. He was a 
graduate of Northeast Louisiana Junior College (ULM), Louisiana Polytechnic 
Institute (La Tech), and LSU. He held a BA in Social Studies Education and 
an MA in Education, and served as teacher, band director, coach, and 
principal at Mangham High School before moving to Monroe in1963 to teach 
history at Neville High School. After he retired from teaching in 1969, he 
worked for the State Health Department, screening vision in school children 
across north Louisiana, retiring in 1989.

He was a member of the Debonnaires, a Big Band-era dance band at Louisiana 
Tech, and thoroughly enjoyed their reunions in recent years. He coached 
Little League, directed the Neville High School Tigerettes, wrote newspaper 
columns for the Richland Beacon, and authored a history of Mangham when he 
was in his eighties. Above all, he was a loving husband, father, and 
grandfather who exemplified the love of Christ through good times and bad.

Visitation will be Sunday, October 26, 2014, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at 
Memorial UMC on Sherrouse Avenue. Memorials may be made to the Wounded 
Warrior Project, Mangham High School, or Memorial UMC.

Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

Mulhearn Funeral Home

Sterlington Road

Monroe, LA

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