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Obituary: Pauline Walls Nix – Laconia, Tennessee

Pauline Walls Nix ~ March 12, 1922 – November 27, 2022 (age 100)

Pauline Walls Nix departed this life on Sunday morning, November 27, 2022, at her home, in Laconia. She was born Sunday, March 12, 1922, in Laconia, Fayette County, Tennessee, daughter of the late James Onie Walls and Nannie Bell Pulliam Walls, living most of her life in Laconia, and 25-30 years in Memphis. Mrs. Nix. worked as a caregiver and enjoyed traveling, cooking, and being around her family, whom she dearly loved. She married Hilliard P. Nix on May 25, 1973, and he preceded her in death on September 19, 1974.

Mrs. Nix was a member of Mt. Carmel Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Services will be at Mt. Carmel Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Laconia on Friday, December 2, 2022,

Mrs. Nix was a member of Mt. Carmel Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Services will be at Mt. Carmel Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Laconia on Friday, December 2, 2022, at 3 p.m. Burial will be in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Laconia. Shackelford Funeral Directors in Bolivar are in charge of professional arrangements.

Survivors include a son and his wife, David G. Tubbs (Nana) of Oakland; a brother, Teddy Walls of Laconia; and and sister, Alice Ferguson, of Olive Branch, Mississippi; a grandchild, Beke Berelidze; and two great grandchildren, Elene and Lile Berelidze. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Nix was preceded in death by her former husband, Glenn Tubbs; and her brothers and sisters, Howell Walls, James, Walls, Paul Walls, Janie Deckelman, Doreen Ross, Herbert Walls, and Bobbie Moore.

Memorial contributions in her name may be sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.


Courtesy of Shackelford Funeral Directors, Bolivar, Tennessee.


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