V. Marzell Nix, Pickens Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina Vernice Marzell Nix, 65, of 122 Cinder Nook Drive, died July 8, 1998. She was a daughter of the Late John Henry and Ella Mae Rochester Nix. She retired from Ryobi in Pickens and was employed by Sir Shirtmakers. Survivors: Children, Terry Pearson, Pickens, Judy McLeod, Goose Creek, Janet Alexander Blackwell, Inman; sisters, Florence Smith, Gladys Price, Six Mile, Cora Sloan, Walhalla. Visitation: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at Dillard Memorial Funeral Home, Pickens. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday in Oconee Memorial Park with Dr. Webb Belangia officiating. Memorials: American Cancer Society, c/o Carol Grant, 783 Griffin Mill Road, Pickens, S. C. 29671. >From "The Greenville News", Greenville, South Carolina, Thursday 9 July 1998.