Santa Claus, Ind. -- Michael David Nixon, 68, of
Santa Claus, Ind., died at 5:40 p.m. Saturday, September 19, 2009, at his
home. Mike was born March 29, 1941, to Ransom Aaron and Grace
(Corn) Nixon. Michael was a graduate of Winslow High School,
Class of 1959, and a graduate of Oakland City University, Indiana State
University and had done post graduate work at Indiana University. He
retired in 2002 after 35 years as a German/English teacher at Heritage
Hills High School. He coached Cross Country for 20 years and was
nominated for Cross Country Coach of the Year in 1994. He was a
member of the Santa claus United Methodist Church having served on the
building committee and the Board of Trustees. he worked on Spencer
County Habitat Housing and was a member of Southwest Walk to Emmaus.
He enjoyed traveling and was an avid bass fisherman. Survivors
include his wife of 49 years, Sharon (Burns) Nixon, 3 children, David
Nixon of Santa Claus, Brent Nixon of Bloomington, Ind., and daughter,
Stacy (Chris) Clark of Louisville, Ky.; and 2 sisters, Lorice Schmidt of
Greenfield, Ind., and Martha Moldroski of Rotonda West, Fla. He
was preceded in death by a son, Daniel. Funeral service for
Michael D. Nixon will be at 11 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Sept 23, 2009, at the
Santa Claus United Methodist Church. Pastor Dave Blystone will
officiate, with burial to follow in the Santa Claus United Methodist
Church Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. CDT Tuesday,
September 22, 2009, at Fuller Funeral Home in Dale, Ind. Memorial
contributions may be made to the Santa Claus United Methodist Church, or
Spencer County Habitat. Fuller Funeral Home is handling the
arrangements.
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