Durwood "Keg" Nix

Funeral Services for Durwood "Keg" Nix, 92, Clinton resident and former Shamrock, TX resident will be held 2:00 P.m., Friday, January 2, 2015 in the Calvary Christian Fellowship Church in Shamrock, TX officiated by Joe Jernigan. Burial will follow in the Shamrock Cemetery under the direction of the Kiesau Lee Funeral Home. Durwood Alvin "Keg" Nix was born July 11, 1922 to William Oscar Nix and Winnie (Isaac) Nix near Shamrock, TX in Wheeler, County and passed away Monday, December 29, 2014 in the Grace Living Center in Clinton, Oklahoma. He was also known as "Pa" to his family and close friends. He was raised and attended school in the Shamrock, TX area. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served during WWII. He was married to Margaret L. Billingsley on June 6 1946 in Shamrock. He farmed and ranched, did carpentry work, drove a truck across country and worked and retired from West Texas Gas Company. He moved to Clinton in about 2005 to be close to his daughter, Margaret Glancy. He is a member of the Calvary Christian Church in Shamrock, TX. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, three sister, Mavis Bentley, Sug Stapleton and Blois Rogers , infant brother, Johnny Nix; son in law Chester Glancy, Jr., and a granddaughter, Loren Glancy, grandson, Brandon Byrd, and a great-granddaughter, Emalyn Sires. He is survived by two daughters, Margaret Glancy, of Clinton and Cindy Byrd, of Lubbock, TX and a brother in law, Doyal Billingsley and his wife, Nancy, of Amarillo, TX. He is also survived by 7 grandchildren and several great and great-great grandchildren. Visitation will be Wednesday, 8:00 A.M. till 8:00 P.M., December 31, 2014 in the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home.