Virginia Hixon

Virginia O. (Woods) Hixon of Grant, NE, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at the Imperial Nursing Home in Imperial, NE, at the age of 101 years. Virginia was born on January 13, 1923, to Guy and Mary Edith (Leetch) Woods in Blue Hill, NE Virginia was the middle of five children. The family later moved to the Imperial, NE area. She graduated from the Imperial High School.

She met Lloyd Vernon Hixon, the love of her life, in Imperial. Lloyd Vernon (Vern) and Virginia were married on August 27,1940. In this marriage, they were blessed with two children - Shirley (Hixon) Clayton and Lloyd Dean Hixon. Vern and Virginia were involved with farming and cattle for a number of years in the Grant area. Vern and Virginia moved to Grant in 1974. It was then that she worked in the kitchen at the Perkins County Hospital for 20 years. She was also very active in 4-H, the New Life Fellowship Church and an extension club called the Texas Trail.

Virginia was a loving, caring, and faithful woman, and she deeply loved her family. Virginia believed in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, as she was a strong Christian woman. She always had a way of finding the good things, even in the hardest of situations. She was always so positive and polite. She loved children and did not know a stranger. Not only was she a wonderful grandmother, great-grandmother, and aunt to her family, but she was also considered a grandmother to a lot of people who knew her. She also loved animals, especially her beloved dogs Tiger and Daisy. She loved being outdoors, whether it be mowing her lawn, planting flowers, or just enjoying sitting on her porch swing. Virginia was an amazing woman who will be greatly missed.

Virginia is survived by her grandchildren Nilla Claymon of Amherst, Colorado; Jeana Hixon of Payson, Arizona; Daren (Liz) Claymon of Lincoln, NE; and Matt (Heidi) Hixon of Loveland, Colorado. Great-grandchildren Lacey and Beau Taylor, Dietrich and Audrey Hitt, and Hayden (Wes Salyards) and Drake Hixon. Niece Isla (Dwayne) Powell of Central City, Iowa, and many other relatives and friends.

She was warmly greeted in Heaven by her loving husband of 52 years, Vern; her children Lloyd (Sandie) and Shirley (Delvin); one grandson (Darryl); her parents; her siblings Harold (Evelyn), Ester (Lyle), Betty Jean (Chuck), and Eryle; and many other relatives.

A celebration of life for Virginia will be held on Friday, August 2, 2024, at 10 am at the New Life Fellowship Church in Grant with Pastor John Goodell officiating. In lieu of flowers, a memorial to the Grant Awanas Club has been established and will be greatly appreciated by the family.

Bullock-Long Funeral Home of Grant is in charge of arrangements.