Marion Sue Nixon, 80, of Little Rock died peacefully October 25, 2018. Born August 7, 1938 in Conway, Arkansas, she was the daughter of Donald Pierce Nixon, Sr., originally from Springhill, Arkansas, and Eugenia Marie Courtney of Conway. Her parents preceded her in death.
Marion Sue Nixon – a loving sister, aunt, and friend helped hundreds celebrate happy occasions as a professional photographer for many years with her friend, Jody Guenther, and also served as office manager of the Little Rock Dermatology Clinic, where she worked for over 47 years.
Marion attended Our Lady of Good Council and Our Lady of the Holy Souls Schools and was a lifelong member of Holy Souls parish. Marion later excelled at basketball as a Most Valuable Player at Mount St. Mary Academy. Marion was an avid bowler and outdoor enthusiast. As a fifty-year member of the Lake Ouachita boating community, Marion shared her infectious laughter and welcoming spirit with family and friends and their children every summer.
Marion is survived by her brother Donald P. Nixon, Jr (Margaret), her beloved niece Brittany Nixon Brun (Trey) of Little Rock and nephew Pierce Nixon (Emily Binek) of Washington, DC.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Mount St. Mary’s Academy in Little Rock, or the Carmelite Monastery of St. Teresa of Jesus in Little Rock.
Visitation will be Monday, October 29 from 5-7 pm at Griffin Leggett Healey & Roth Funeral Home on 12th Street in Little Rock with a Rosary service immediately following at 7pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, October 30, at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of the Holy Souls Church, Tyler & I Streets, Little Rock with Father John Marconi, celebrant . Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Little Rock.
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