Louise Wright Nixon

Louise Wright Nixon, 88, of 59 Westgate Road, Asheville, died Tuesday, February 11, 2003, at her home. Mrs. Nixon was born in Buncombe County and was a daughter of the late Edward D. and Margaret McCarley Wright. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, John W. Duff in 1952, and James M. Nixon in 1966. She was a graduate of Lee H. Edwards High School and retired in 1973 from First Union Bank. She was a member of Malvern Hills Presbyterian Church and of the Esther Chapter No. 12, Order of Eastern Star. Surviving are a daughter, Peggy W. Simpson of Atlanta; a granddaughter, Cameron Simpson and her husband Burt Griffin of Shalimar, FL; a grandson, Scott Simpson of Atlanta; a great-grandson McKennon Griffin of Shalimar; a sister, Margaret W. Black and her husband Stuart of Midland, NC; two nieces, Beth Love and Mary McHarris; one nephew, Jerome Black; and four step-children, Joe Nixon and his wife JoJo, Bill Nixon, Dorothy (Dottie) Moebius, and Sue Hansel. Graveside services will be at 1:00 pm Saturday at Green Hills Cemetery with the Rev. Doug Tilley officiating. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Malvern Hills Presbyterian Church, 2 Bear Creek Road, Asheville, NC 28806.