Rita Faye Osburn Hixon
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA
Funeral Services for Mrs. Rita Faye Osburn Hixon, 64, of Monroe, LA will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, March 25, 2009 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA with Rev. Jeff Smart officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Hixon was born on July 21, 1944 and passed away on March 21, 2009 in Monroe, LA. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Swartz, a retired school bus driver for Ouachita Parish School Board, and a member of West Monroe WBA and Monroe WBA.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Jewel Ferrand Osburn and William Osburn; sister, Pat LeButt; brothers, Billy Joe Osburn and Morris Glenn Osburn; father-in-law, Sam C. Hixon, Sr.; mother-in-law, Viloa V. Brooks Hixon; and sister-in-law, Jessie B. Hixon Deal.
She is survived by her husband of forty-seven years, Prentice M. Hixon; children, Tina Hixon, Scott Hixon and wife Tammy, B.J. Moore and husband Mike, and Benjamin T. Hixon; special cousin, Shelby J. Aufiere and husband David; nine grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; sister-in-law, Mattie L. Foster; sisters, Linda Tuggle and husband Joe, Wanda Woods and husband Terry, Barbara Jones, Judy Rea and husband James; brother-in-law, Sam C. Hixon, Jr. and wife Virginia; numerous nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be David Aufiere, Joe Tuggle, Glenn Beach, Lynn Beach, James Rea, and Sam C. Hixon, Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be Tommy Hixon, Maurice Nelson, Brandon Clarkson, Robert Clarkson, Jr., Jerry Miles, Mike Moore, and all of her great nephews.
Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.
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