Virginia Simms Nixon
1935-2019
Virginia Simms (Grimmett) Nixon, Daughter of Simms Grimmett and Unis (Taylor) Grimmett, was born September 11, 1935, in Monroe, Texas. She departed this life in her sleep on Thursday, December 19, 2019, at her home in Silver Elm Estates, Edmond, Ok, at the age of eighty-four.
United in marriage to Raymon Calvin Nixon on June 23, 1952 they were married 58 years and had one daughter and three sons.
She was preceded in death by: her parents; her brother Jack Grimmett; an infant son, Warren Nixon; and her beloved husband Raymon Nixon. She is survived by her 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 Newman Lake Washington; two grandchildren, Devon Michael Nixon, and his wife Lauren Nixon of Jefferson City Missouri, and Candice Michelle. (Nixon) Pickett and her husband Alex Pickett of Yuma Arizona, her brother Tink Grimmett and his wife Sherrie of Idabel, Oklahoma; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.
Ginger and Raymon met in 1951 and were married in 1952. As a military wife Ginger moved often, first joining her husband in Yuma, Arizona. They later moved to France where their daughter was born, then Kansas where the first son was born, lived three years in Germany, then Kentucky where the youngest son was born. They ended up at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri where they often spent a warm Saturday on the banks of the Roubidoux, fishing. They fell in love with the countryside and settled nearby on 80 acres near Stoutland, Missouri when Raymon retired in 1971.
After their military years, Raymon and Ginger received the call to the ministry and started Bible studies in their home. They were later ordained and started Christian Life Fellowship, now the Oasis Worship Center, in Lebanon Missouri.
Ginger pursued various volunteer opportunities throughout her life including being a Candy Striper/Gray Lady at the hospital and working with youth services at Fort Leonard Wood to help organize and supervise events for teens and young people. She loved reading, many types of crafting including crocheting, ceramics and needlepoint and reading cookbooks.
Virginia always went by Ginger. She loved people and never met a stranger. She had a very generous and giving heart, was never too busy to lend a listening ear and helped many people throughout her lifetime. She touched the lives of countless people throughout her life and was a “mother figure” to many. Her family was very important to her and she especially enjoyed her grandchildren.
Virginia (Ginger) was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate her life and know that she will be fondly remembered as a giver, a loving family woman, and a wonderful Christian friend. She had a large and energetic personality and has left an equally large hole in our lives.