Houston Chronicle Houston, TX July 21, 1998 VADA S. NIX, 81, of Houston, TX, passed away Sunday, July 19, 1998. She was born January 8, 1917, in Eldorado, OK to Robert and Stella Starwalt. There she grew up and married her childhood sweetheart Lowery E. Nix who has preceded her in death. They were married 55 years at the time of his death in 1989. They lived most of their adult lives in Baytown, where they were members of The Memorial Baptist Church. Shortly after her husband's death and her stroke in 1990, she moved to Houston, living in a retirement complex in the Houston Heights to be near her son. Mrs. Nix is survived by one son, Don Nix of Houston; one sister, Audra Mae Nix of Marietta, Oklahoma and a special family friend, David Stoner of Houston; also, 5 nieces and nephews, many other relatives and friends. Vada will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Funeral services will be 10 am, Wednesday, July 22, 1998 at Sterling White Chapel in Highlands, TX, with Reverend Billy Joe Tate officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday, July 21, 1998 from 4 pm until 9 pm at the chapel. Interment will be in White Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Sterling-White Chapel in Highlands, TX.