Vance L. Nixon

January 31, 1932 – December 20, 2011

Vance LaVerne Nixon, father of Kirkland city councilmember-elect Toby Nixon, passed away on December 20 in Redding, California, after a long illness. He was born January 31, 1932 in Dayton, Ohio. In 1943 he moved to North Hollywood, CA with his parents and four younger siblings. During the Korean War he proudly served as a medical technician in the U.S. Air Force. Afterward, he worked in a variety of positions and businesses including manufacturing and sales. Genealogy was his passion for many years, and he created an extensive family history database going back over 400 years. He married his first wife Patricia Hodgkins in 1956 and they had three sons. In 1970 he moved to Redding with his sons. He married his second wife Joan Severtson in 1976, and they were married over 34 years until her passing in July, 2011. He is survived by his first wife Patricia, who lives in Kirkland; his three sons, Toby of Kirkland, WA, William of Sacramento, CA, and Lawrence of San Diego, CA; sisters Mildred and Elizabeth; brothers Raymond and Leslie; and eight grandchildren. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Services will be held at Lawncrest Memorial Chapel in Redding on December 30.