Lena M. Smith Nixon
May 12, 1916 - January 11, 2008
Obituary
Lena M. Smith NIXON
Lena MacBeth Smith Nixon was born May 12, 1916 in Rushville, MO. She died peacefully surrounded by loved ones January 11, 2008. Lee moved to Kent, WA in 1940 and worked in the Picsweet and Libby canneries. She was a Rosie-the-Riveter during WW II, then attended Maler Beauty School in Seattle. She loved cutting hair and giving perms. In 1951, she started work at Boeing and retired 10 years later. A beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, she loved little children and spent countless hours making doll clothes and stuffed animals for the needy every Christmas season. Lee was preceded in death by her daughter Sandra Hamer, and the brothers and sisters she adored. She is survived by her husband Walt Nixon of Kent, WA; daughter, Judi Osborne, and husband, Tom Osborne, of Kent, WA; granddaughter, April Osborne, and husband, Rick McKenna, of Seattle, WA; granddaughter, Megan Osborne, and husband, Mark Hession, of Lakeland, TN; and great-grandchildren Jake, Kellen, and Joshua. Lee loved her family dearly and was always there for us. We will carry her memory and love in our hearts forever. Good-bye our Angel on Earth — you are loved forever. Please sign the online memorial guestbook at www.bonneywatson.com.
we loved lee and walt very much, they enjoyed the monday morning sermons I LEFT ON THER DOOR STEP’ WILL MISS LEE VERY MUCH AND WILL KEEP PRAYING FOR WALT.
We love you Gram, and we will miss you terribly! You will always be in our hearts!