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Nita B. Dixon Obituary.

VIRGINIA BEACH - Nita Brumley Dixon, 89, died March 14, 2003. Born in Knotts Island, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Edgar W. and Minnie Ballance Brumley. She was predeceased by her husband, Ulysses James Dixon and two sisters, Adell Fentress and Ruth Etheridge. She was retired after 39 years as a public school teacher. Mrs. Dixon is survived by two children, Linda Jarman and husband, Wayne of Chesapeake and U.J. Dixon of Chesapeake; and two brothers, Edgar W. Brumley Jr. and Paul C. Brumley, both of Virginia Beach. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in Knotts Island Cemetery, Knotts Island, with the Rev. Frank Jennings officiating. The viewing will begin today with the family receiving friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Oman Funeral Home, Chesapeake. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Hope Haven Children's Home, 3000 N. Landing Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23456.

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