Feb. 28, 1923 – April 16, 2014
Jesse Covis Nixon, 91, of Sweet Home died April 16. 2014.
He was born Feb. 28, 1923 in Weleetka, Okla. to James L. and Edna Elma (Mansfield) Nixon.
He served in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1945 and received the Asiatic-Pacific Area Ribbon.
Mr. Nixon was a long-time resident of Albuquerque, N.M., but has lived in Sweet Home since 1997.
He was a retired aviation mechanic…