Mrs. Betty Jones Nixon was born September 4, 1935, in Troy, Alabama to the late Roselle Reynolds and Calvin McSwain.

Betty grew up and received her education in Quincy, FL. Professionally, she worked as a Farmer.  She joined Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church in 2000 and served until her health declined.

On February 7, 2023, our beloved mother, Betty Jones Nixon, answered the calling of Jesus and departed this earth for her eternal heavenly home at Bedrock of Suwanee in Live Oak, Florida. While the family will truly miss her presence down here on earth, we understand that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.

Mrs. Nixon leaves to cherish her memories her 3 daughters : Ollilee (Johnnie) Jones Willis, Victoria (Ralph) Simmons of Jasper, FL, and Rena (Johnny) Johnson of Savannah, GA; 3 sons : John (Delois) Akins of Quincy, FL, Roy Lee (Ann) Jones of Palatka, FL, and Calvin Jones of Jasper, FL.

Although she has many grands—too many to name—Mrs. Nixon also helped raise 7 grandchildren : Marcus Hughes (Michele), Maurice Hughes (Tameka), Roy Jones Jr., Takelia (Shueventrian) Mills, Shakela (Nathaniel) Jones, Christine (Keith) Daniels, and Katina Simmons; a brothers , Nathaniel McSwain of Quincy, FL and Calvin McSwain of Valdosta, GA; a sister , Annie Jewel Wallace of Jasper, FL; 35 grandchildren ; 25 great-grandchildren ; 15 great-great grandchildren ; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Mrs. Nixon was preceded in death by her late husband , Roosevelt Nixon; daughter , Gloria Johnson; son , Roy Jones; brothers : Willie McSwain and John L. McSwain; and sisters : Annie Ervin and Johnnie Mae McSwain.