Mrs. Shelia Diane Nixon, age 71, of Summerville, GA, died Thursday, December 4, 2025, at Advent Health Redmond.

Mrs. Nixon was born February 8, 1954, in Trion, GA, daughter of the late Orbarn Reed Goodridge and Frances Oneida Bailey Goodridge.  She was Baptist by faith, and prior to her retirement, was employed in retail sales.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sons, Stacy Nixon and David Lamar Mason; sister, Glenda Bennett; brother, Danny Goodridge; and daughter-in-law, Beth Nixon.

Survivors include her husband, Bobby Nixon; sons, Chris Nixon, Daniel (Susie) Nixon; brother, Steve Goodridge; nephew, James (Sean) Curran, Jr.; grandsons, Austin Money, Matt Nixon, Lucas Nixon, Dillion Nixon, and Gracie Nixon; her sisters by choice, Joy Greer and Mary Henderson; and her dear friend, Sarah Ruth Thompson.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, December 8, 2025, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Kevin J. Norton, Rev. Steve Burns, Rev. Matthew Willingham, and Rev. Gene Greer officiating.  Interment will follow in Summerville Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be Brian Flippo, Kenneth Adams, Lucas Nixon, Austin Money, Dillion Nixon, Justin Blackmon, and Olin Woody, & Matt Nixon.  Honorary pallbearers will be Gracie Nixon, Billy Blackmon, Jr., Tony Cook, James Curran, Jr., and Sean Curran.

Mrs. Nixon will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Sunday, December 7, 2025.