Brenda Joyce Nixon, 73, of Pocahontas, Arkansas, passed away on Monday, December 2, 2019. Brenda was born on August 30, 1946, in Cobden, Illinois, to Arthur and Mary Violet Goss Wright.
Brenda was a loving mother, wife, sister, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, cousin, neighbor, and friend.
Brenda is preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Mary Violet Goss Wright; husband, Floyd Eugene “Gene” Nixon Sr.; daughter, Amanda Hampton; and five stepchildren.
Survivors include children, Waylon (Christy Crontz) Logsdon, of Alto Pass, Illinois, Brenda (Jim) Boyd, of Corning, Doyle (Vickie) Hampton, of Pocahontas, Paula (Chico) Fergia, of Pocahontas, Paul (Lisa) Hampton, of Pocahontas, Richard (Alexis) Hampton, of Pollard, Mary (Eddie Koster) Henderson, of Pocahontas, and Carl Henderson, of Pocahontas; eight brothers and sisters; three stepchildren; thirteen grandchildren; and eight great grandchildren.
All services will be held in the chapel of the Fears Family Funeral Home, on Wednesday, December 4, 2019. Visitation will be from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm. Brenda’s funeral service will immediately follow, beginning at 12:00 pm; Jon Fears, officiating. Burial will follow in the Oxford Cemetery, in Izard County.
Honored to serve as pallbearers are Richard Hampton, Doyle Hampton, Donnie Hampton Sr., James Boyd, Cody Hampton, and Carl Henderson. The family wishes to respectfully designate Jim Boyd, Chico, and Arthur Hampton as honorary pallbearers.