- Date Of Birth: July 31, 1925
- Date Of Death: March 1, 2011
- State: Indiana
Mary Gene Nixon Rife, 85, Anderson, passed away March 1, 2011 at St. Johns Health System, Anderson due to a sudden brain hemorrage.
She was born July 31, 1925 in Muncie and was a proud graduate of Cowan High School. Mary enjoyed living in Tampa, Florida from 1981-2000. After the passing of her husband, she moved back to Anderson to be near her son, where she enjoyed the Camelot Community. As a young lady, she worked at Delco Remy Division of General Motors and then worked at Ball Brothers Corporation in Muncie where she was proud to be a personnel manager. She worked one year out of state in Mundelein, Illinois. Mary enjoyed bowling and golfing.
She is survived by her son, Ronald Marilyn Ritchie of Anderson; step-son, Robert Rife of California; grandchildren, Christopher Ritchie of Fishers and Andrew Ritchie Jennifer of Memphis, Tennessee. She was very proud of her family and her two grandsons. They will deeply miss her.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 35 years, Robert S. Rife; parents, Byron & Margaret Ellison Nixon of Cowan, Indiana; brothers, Byron Nixon Jr of Yorktown and Keith Nixon of Cowan who passed at the age of 18 from Polio.
