Petty Officer First Class Ryan Nix, 44, of Bedford, Kentucky and formerly of Dawsonville, Georgia passed away suddenly on Friday November 4, 2022.
Born August 1, 1978, Ryan was a 1997 graduate of Dawson County High School. He served in the U.S. Army in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom where he earned numerous awards and medals, specifically a Combat Infantry Badge that he was extremely proud of. Following his service in the U.S. Army, he enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard where he was currently serving and had also earned many awards, including the Cutterman Pin and Sailor of the Quarter. Ryan was a devoted and loving husband and a hero to his son. He never met a stranger and lived every day to the fullest with a laugh and a smile. He was preceded in death by his father, Walter Lamar Nix; maternal grandparents, Hon. James Cliff Hughes and Frances Jones Hughes; paternal grandparents, Lucius Nix and Claudine Robinson Nix; grandfather-in-law, Curtis Leonard Chappell.
Surviving are his devoted wife of 16 years, Cara Carlisle Nix; son, Ryan Chayden Nix, age nine; mother, Julie Hughes Nix and John Simpson of Dawsonville; brother and sister-in-law, Wyatt Anthony Nix and Stephanie Nix of Dawsonville; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Billy Carlisle and Cathy Carlisle of Dawsonville; grandmothers-in-law, Leila Chappell, Joyce Carlisle, both of Dawsonville; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and a host of beloved friends and military coworkers near and far.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 12, 2022 at 3 p.m. at Lighthouse Baptist Church in Dawsonville. Dr. Charles Blackstock and Rev. Chad Rogers will officiate. The service will be live-streamed at www.lighthouse-baptist.com. Interment will follow in Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday November 11 from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. and on Saturday from 12:30 p.m. until 2 p.m.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Coast Guard Mutual Assistance at www.cgmahq.org.
Condolences may be expressed at www.beardenfuneralhome.com.
Bearden Funeral Home, Dawsonville, GA.
