Obituaries 06-13-24

JOHNNY WAYNE DILLON

Dec. 1, 1955-June 4, 2024

Funeral services for Johnny Wayne Dillon, 68, of Meadville, were

conducted on Friday, June 7, 2024 from Riverwood Family.

Interment followed at Midway Cemetery in Meadville.

Born on Dec. 1, 1955 to the late Johnny Harrison Dillon and Dorothy

Jackson Dillon, he died on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at Meadville

Convalescent Home.

He will be missed by all who loved him.

He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Paula Dillon; his children, Matt

Dillon, Heath Oglesby and Jonathan Myers; 10 grandchildren, Neal

Ogelsby, Machell Oglesby, Shane Oglesby, Annah Oglesby, Emily Delozier,

Tyler Cupit, Ian Dillon, Macy Dillon, Charlie and Meredith Myers; and

three great-grandchildren, Benji Huxleigh and Kaiser.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his daughter, Kim Cupit; and

his sister, Joyce Gilbert.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Tunnels for Towers.

Condolences and other information are available online at

www.riverwoodfamily.com.

Riverwood Family was in charge of arrangements.

JAMES CLINTON NIX, SR.

Nov. 19, 1934-May 26, 2024

Celebration of Life services for James Clinton Nix, Sr., 89, were

conducted on Saturday, June 1, 2024 from Meadville Baptist Church.

Interment followed at Midway Cemetery.

Born on Nov. 19, 1934 in Bruce to Guy Harris Nix, Sr., and Pearl

Smallwood Nix, he was the youngest of three siblings with brother, Guy,

Jr., and sister, Mildred.

He graduated from Brookhaven High School in 1953 and went on to attend

Copiah-Lincoln Community College and the University of Mississippi. He

was retired from the banking industry.

Committed to service and humanitarian endeavors of the communities he

resided in, James was also a retired Board Member and Officer of the

Lincoln-Lawrence-Franklin Regional Library.

He gave more than 47 years of service to the Lions Clubs throughout

Alabama and Mississippi and, in 2018, he was inducted into the

Mississippi Lions Hall of Fame.

He was a member of Meadville Baptist Church and was a lifetime Deacon.

James will be remembered for always saying, "Thank You for being the

great God You are." He encouraged gratitude in prayer and sharing acts

of kindness to all.

He entered the Lord's presence on Sunday, May 26, 2024, at Encompass

Lakeshore Rehabilitation Hospital in Birmingham, Ala. He left this world

surrounded by his wife of 69 years, Rebecca "Becky" Nix, and his

loving family.

James was preceded in death by his parents and a daughter, Rebecca Kay

Nix Dean.

He leaves behind his beloved wife, Becky; daughter, Judith Ann Nix Cline

of Plano, Texas; son, James Clinton Nix, Jr. of Birmingham, Ala.;

grandchildren, Rebecca Morgan Dean, Stephen Michael Dean, Andrew James

Dean, Jeremy Allan Cline, Sarah Katherine Tipler, Alice Ann Nix Dereix

and Virginia Ruth Nix; great-grandchildren, Julia Rebecca Dean, Lillian

Kay Dean, Genevieve Mullins Tipler, Xavier Arthur Yves Dereix, Nara

Marie Dahlia Dereix, Lilianne James Daphne Dereix and Sylvie Eliana

Mullins Tipler.

Serving as pallbearers were Stephen Dean, Andrew Dean, Roger Cline, Jim

Nix, Jr., Guy Nix III and Gary Nix.

The family requests memorial donations be made in memory of James

Clinton Nix Sr. to The Baptist Children's Village, P.O. Box 27,

Clinton, MS 39060 or to Meadville Baptist Church Building Fund, 80

Edison St. Meadville, MS 39653.

Franklin Funeral Home of Meadville was in charge of arrangements.