Raymon Calvin Nixon (Lebanon)'s Obituary
Raymon Calvin Nixon, son of Roy R. and Laura Thomas Nixon, was born November 14, 1928, in Lexington, Oklahoma. He departed this life Saturday, July 24, 2010, in his home, near Stoutland, Missouri, at the age of eighty-one years, eight months, and ten days.
On June 23, 1952, he was united in marriage to Virginia S. “Ginger” Grimmett, and to this union one daughter and three sons were born.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and an infant son, Warren Nixon.
Raymon is survived by his loving wife of fifty-eight years, Virginia “Ginger”, of the home; a daughter, Sue Gale Aragon, of North Bethesda, Maryland; two sons, Richard Wayne Nixon, and his wife, Rhonda, of Edmond, Oklahoma, and David Allen Nixon, and his wife, Darcie, of the State of Kentucky; two grandchildren, Devon Michael Nixon, and Candice M. Nixon, both of Eldridge, Missouri; a brother, Dean Nixon, and his wife, Jean, of Dunkinville, Texas; a sister, Oleta Straw, and her husband, Everett, of Dunkinville, Texas; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.
He was born and raised in Oklahoma, near the community of Colgate. After graduating high school, he worked in the silver mines for a few years before entering the military at the age of nineteen. During his twenty-three and one-half years of service in the United States Army, Raymon was first stationed in Japan and Korea. After meeting his future wife in 1951, he and Ginger were married in 1952, and made their home in Yuma, Arizona, where Raymon was in the Military Police. He was then stationed in France, where Ginger soon joined him for eleven months, before he transferred to Germany for a few years. He came back to the States where he served as a drill sergeant at Fort Riley, Kansas, and then returned to Germany. He was stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky for two years, went back into the Korean War, and then came to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. He later served in the Vietnam War. On June 30, 1971, he retired from the Army with the rank of Command Sergeant Major, and he and Ginger settled into life in the Stoutland community. Throughout the next several years, Raymon worked for True Gun, Detroit Tool, Vernon and Sons, and Electrovert before officially retiring in 1993.
After their military years, Raymon and Ginger received the call to the ministry and were both ordained. They were two of the founders of Christian Life Fellowship, now the Oasis Worship Center, in Lebanon.
He was an avid reader, enjoyed fishing, and liked taking care of his lawn and garden. He loved the land and always liked to keep busy. He was the epitome of a professional soldier in every way and was a mentor and “father figure” to many. He had touched the lives of countless numbers through his military service and ministry. His family was very important to him and he especially enjoyed his grandchildren.
Raymon was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate his life and his accomplishments and know that he will be fondly remembered as a decorated soldier, a loving family man, and a wonderful Christian friend.
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