Bryan Benjamin Hixon

Bryan Benjamin Hixon, 59, of Ruston, LA, died October 24, 2019, after a short illness. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, November 16, at Mulhearn Funeral Home in Monroe, LA. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until the service begins. Burial will be in Gwin Cemetery, Mangham, LA, later that day.
Bryan was born in Rayville, LA, March 30, 1960, to Bennie McLain and Julia Dot Hixon, of Mangham. He was a long-time resident of Monroe, having moved there with his family in 1963. He was a 1979 graduate of Ouachita High School and lived many years on Treasure Island before moving to Ruston in 2015. He was a lawn maintenance worker who also had experience in pet care. He enjoyed camping and fishing, and he was an avid sports fan partial to golf and football. He had a fierce loyalty for his New Orleans Saints, and for the Ouachita Lions, which made for a friendly competition with his Neville Tiger siblings, West Monroe Rebel nephews and niece, and Ruston Bearcat nephews and brother-in-law.
As a child Bryan had an impish grin and a sparkle in his eyes that stayed with him through life. He was the baby of the family, had a kind and loving heart, and had survived a debilitating bout with spinal meningitis as a three-year old, after which he had to learn to walk, talk, eat, and play again. He loved his siblings and all his family, but shared a special relationship with his parents, for whom he became a devoted caretaker in their last years. Though he had struggles on this earth, he faced death with courage, hope, and a new-found promise of eternal life.
He is survived by his sister, Delaine Moseley and husband John, of Ruston; brothers Rick Hixon and wife Donna, of West Monroe, and Mark Hixon and wife Martha, of Murfreesboro, TN; and 18 nieces and nephews: David and Heather Ambrose of Arlington TX, Andrew and Beth Ambrose of Bayfield, CO; Ben Hixon of Culpeper, VA; Daniel and Christene Hixon of St. Francisville, LA; Micah and Christina Hixon of Murfreesboro, TN; Nance and Emily Hixon of Sumrall, MS; Rachel Evans, of Kailua-Kona, HI; and six great nieces and nephews. He also leaves behind friend and cousin Linda Vogel, of Monroe, and three special Ruston friends: David Flores, Tony Polley, and Laureen Horn.
Memorials may be made to PAWS Rescue 4 in Ruston or the Ouachita Animal Shelter.

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