Emily Nixon

Female 1922 - 2009  (87 years)


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  • Name Emily Nixon 
    Born 25 Jul 1922  Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 4 Oct 2009  Rome, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Summerville Cemetery, Summerville, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I56565  Virts
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2015 

    Family Archibald Alexander Farrar,   b. 6 Sep 1921, Summerville, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1992, Summerville, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Children 
     1. Archibald Alexander Farrar, Jr.
     2. Robet Nixon Farrar
     3. Janet Farrar
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2015 
    Family ID F22455  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • SUMMERVILLE, GA ? Emily Nixon (Mrs. Archibald A.) Farrar died on Sunday, October 4, 2009, at her daughter's home following a brief illness.

      A descendant of pioneer families that settled in Floyd and Chattooga Counties in 1845, she was the daughter of Pennington Mason Nixon and Marian Dean Nixon. She was born July 25, 1922 and was preceded in death by her husband, Archibald A. Farrar; her parents; a brother, Pennington Mason Nixon III; and a sister, Challis Sydney Nixon.

      Mrs. Farrar graduated from Rome Schools and attended the University of Georgia where she pledged Chi Omega Sorority. After college she cherished the few years she worked at the Georgia Power Co. She was a member of the Chattooga County Historical Society and Trion Presbyterian Church. She also served on the Board of the Summerville Cemetery Association.

      Mrs. Farrar was affectionately known as "Miss Emily" to all of her students in the very first kindergarten started in Summerville in the 1950s. She taught Sunday School and was a substitute teacher for years in the Chattooga County School system. She had a love for history and genealogy and particularly enjoyed being the keeper of her family's history in her own "History Room." She was the person to consult on the issues of history relating to both Chattooga and Floyd Counties and she wrote the History of Chattooga County in 1962. An exceptional cook, she loved cooking and entertaining her family and friends.

      Survivors include two sons, Archibald A. Farrar Jr. and his wife, Nell, of Summerville and Robert Nixon Farrar of Nashville; and one daughter, Janet Farrar Byington and her husband, Bill, of Rome. Also surviving are five grandchildren, John Pennington Farrar, of Atlanta, Challis Elizabeth Latta of Gainesville, Ga., Katherine Gates Farrar, of Rome, Emily Allgood Griffin, of Rome and Mary Catherine Farrar, of Athens, Ga.; and two stepgrandchildren, Will Byington III, of Rome and Dr. Kelly Byington, of St. Petersburg, Fla.

      The family will hold a visitation at the residence of Mrs. Farrar at 164 Virginia Drive, Summerville, Ga., today from 5-7 p.m.

      A burial service will be held at Earl Rainwater Funeral Home Wednesday at 3 p.m. with interment to follow at Summerville Cemetery with the Rev. William Flannagan officiating.

      Pallbearers are: Butch Eleam, David Ford, Greg Thomas, Malcolm Lee, Robert McWhorter and Jason Winters.

      Honorary pallbearers are Jimmy Duff and the Deacons and Elders of Trion Presbyterian Church.

      The family requests no flowers but memorials may be sent to Trion Presbyterian Church, 224 Park Ave., Trion, GA 30753 or an historical charity of your choice.


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