William (Bill) Nixon

William R. Nixon went to Heaven on September 24, 2015. He was born January 27, 1947 in Wenatchee to parents Arthur and Wanda Nixon. The family moved to Chewelah when he was five. He lived there until he graduated from Jenkins High School in 1965.

After high school Bill served three years in the Army, doing one tour of duty in Vietnam. After getting out of the service he married Leora Percell in April of 1969.

In May 1969, he went to work in Odessa for Western States Equipment Company fixing caterpillar farm tractors for nearly 42 years. After retiring in 2009, he went to work doing what he lov...