Magdalene Nixon

1923 - 2010  (87 years)

• Name	Magdalene Nixon
  Born	2 Jul 1923	Yoakum, DeWitt County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	30 Oct 2010	Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
  Buried	Assumption Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I210615	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Irving Nixon,   b. 30 Oct 1897, Texas, USA ,   d. 29 Jun 1986, Texas, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Lillie Mary Steiner,   b. 28 Sep 1894, Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas, USA ,   d. 30 May 1990, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA  (Age 95 years)
  Married	Abt 1922	Texas, USA
  Family ID	F45717	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maurice Knox Sparkman,   b. 10 Apr 1924, Oakville, Live Oak County, Texas, USA ,   d. 18 Dec 2015, Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas, USA  (Age 91 years)
  Married	1942
  Children	1. Marlene Sparkman
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F77784	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Magdalene Nixon Sparkman Birth: Jul. 2, 1923 Yoakum DeWitt County Texas, USA Death: Oct. 30, 2010 Austin Travis County Texas, USA Magdalene N. Sparkman, age 87, died at Arden Courts in Austin, Texas, on Saturday, October 30th. She was born July 2, 1923, in Yoakum, Texas. Magdalene grew up in Central Texas, and attended Southwest Texas State University. In 1943, she married Maurice K. Sparkman. During the marriage that lasted almost 40 years, she traveled to Europe and around the United States during Maurice's 20 years in the Army. Afterwards they settled in Austin and raised their daughter, Marlene. Later in life, Magdalene enjoyed oil painting and became active in many of the senior dance clubs in the Austin area. She was also an avid gardener and seamstress. Survivors include her daughter and two brothers. Magdalene was preceded in death by her parents, Irving and Lillie Nixon. Graveside services will be on Thursday, November 4th, at 2 pm at Assumption Cemetery, 3650 South I H 35, Austin, Texas. Source: Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home, Austin, Texas Family links: Parents: Irving Nixon (1897 - 1986) Lillie Steiner Nixon (1894 - 1990) Burial: Assumption Cemetery Austin Travis County Texas, USA Created by: Judy Blacksher Record added: Sep 16, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 76600975