Thurman Nix

Biography

Thurman Leslie Nix, 73, of Hillsboro passed away Friday afternoon, August 19, 2016, at West Rest Haven in West. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, August 24, at Hillsboro Church of Christ in Hillsboro with Mr. Glen MacDonald officiating. Burial will follow at Derden Cemetery west of Covington. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 PM, Tuesday, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro. Serving as pallbearers will be Mike, Bryan and Dereck Henderson, Justin Schulz, Victor Sader, Brad Cook, Jonathan Cunningham and Jon Bowman. Honorary pallbearers are Pat Simmons, Richard Nix, John Milburn, Johnny Bowman, Jim Connor, Dan Giles, Billy Don Curbo, Chris Stephens, Larry Davis, Charles Anderson, and Iain Nix.

Thurman was born May 1, 1943 to Olen L. C. and Billie Marie Nix at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Ft. Worth and lived the majority of his life in Itasca. He was baptized into Christ at age 17 by James Cale in Itasca. He was a life-long member of the Church of Christ and at the time of his death he was a member of the Hillsboro Church of Christ. He loved God and enjoyed attending church services more than anything. Thurman loved to keep busy by helping others. He most recently volunteered his time at The Bridge, a ministry of Westhill Church of Christ, in Cleburne.

If you ever had the pleasure of meeting him, you would know he was a true gentle giant. Thurman always had a smile on his face and a kind word to say to any and every one. Thurman enjoyed walking his surrounding neighborhood in Hillsboro, admiring the historic homes and introducing himself to his neighbors. If we were ever unable to locate Thurman, the mailman would let us know where he was last seen.

During his life, Thurman worked mainly doing manual labor, custodial work and mowing numerous yards all over Itasca. He was blessed with many God-given talents. Thurman was an amazing domino player who would regularly beat anyone who made the mistake of challenging him. He had a remarkable memory, if he heard something once he could and would always remember it. Thurman was an avid history buff and loved collecting coins, watches and antique clocks. He was an ardent sports fan and enjoyed watching the Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers and Dallas Mavericks. He was a staunch supporter of the Itasca Wampus Cats. Thurman was dubbed as their unofficial mascot and could be found riding along on the bus with the team to out of town games. It was stated that if you ever needed a statistic for any of their sports he was your man.

Thurman was preceded in death by his parents, L. C. and Billie Nix. Survivors include his sister, Janette Henderson and husband, Ernest, of Itasca; brother, Olen Bruce Nix and wife, Selene, of Cleburne; nephews and nieces, Mike Henderson and wife, Kaye, of Hillsboro, Susan Schulz of Malone, Bryan Henderson and wife, Renee, of North Richland Hills, Georgann Henderson of Itasca, and Iain Nix of Cleburne; great-nephews and nieces, Jacque and Victor Sader, Kim and Brice Woods, April and Brad Cook, Dereck and Maddy Henderson, Rene’ and Jonathan Cunningham, Justin Schulz, Duncan Henderson, and Samuel Henderson; great-great nephews and nieces; Victor, Anna, Alyssa, Travis, and Jorja Sader; Brittany, Jaciel and Addy Guiterrez; Marshall Woods; Allyssann and Abbygail Cook; as well as numerous other extended family and friends.

Funeral Service

Wednesday August 24, 2016 , 10:00 AM at Hillsboro Church of Christ

Interment

Wednesday August 24, 2016 at Derden Cemetery

Viewing and Visitation

Tuesday August 23, 2016 , 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro