There are 4 article(s) tagged Roy Nixon:

• June 2019

  • Roy Nixon, Shelby County’s first mayor, laid to rest

    Local politicians, friends and family gathered Saturday at St. Patrick Presbyterian Church in Collierville to say goodbye to Roy C. Nixon, the lawman and civic leader who served as Shelby County's first mayor.

    By Jared Boyd June 10, 2019

  • Roy Nixon, Shelby County’s first mayor, remembered as lawman, civic leader

    Roy Nixon began his career as a lawman with Memphis police and later went into politics becoming Shelby County first mayor under a new form of government where he built relationships with other city leaders. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 07, 2019

  • Roy Nixon: A model for the strong mayor and ‘a foxhole kind of friend’

    Roy Nixon was Shelby County mayor less than two years, but it was his attitude toward the 4,500 acres at the Shelby County Penal Farm that led to a vision of that expansive land as a park.

    By Tom Jones June 06, 2019

  • Roy Nixon, first mayor of Shelby County, dies at 85

    Roy Nixon, the first person to serve as Shelby County Mayor, died Sunday after a short illness at the age of 85.

    By Omer Yusuf June 04, 2019