Joe Clinton Nix

Joe Clinton Nix, 67, of Sperry, OK was called to be with our Lord Sunday, October 9, 2016. His wife Glenda has been without a fishing partner for too long and the water’s perfect. Services were held Saturday, October 15, 2016 at Johnson Funeral Chapel in Sperry, OK.

Joe was born February 16, 1949 in Anderson, IN to Preston P. and Sarah (Hill) Nix. He moved to Oklahoma in 1960, where he met his soulmate, Glenda Darlene Middlebrook on June 20, 1963 and they were married on March 11, 1968 in Russellville, AR. They had one daughter, Jessica Lynn Nix in 1981. When asked why the only one, he would proudly say, “We got it right the first time.”

He is survived by his daughter, Jessica Lynn (Nix) Chambliss and husband Joseph Thomas Chambliss; brothers, Phillip, Ronnie and Jimmy Nix, Gary Taylor and Joey Taylor; sisters, Sarah Nix and Lisa Taylor; step siblings, Gary Taylor, Kenny Taylor, Joey Taylor and Lisa Taylor; sister-in-law, Nancy Mitchell and husband Roger; and countless nieces, nephews, family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Glenda; sister, Carla; brother, Kenny; and parents, Sarah and Preston; and mother-in-law, Ruth.