Robert Lane Mixon

Posted on June 19, 2019

Robert Lane Mixon, 83, passed away June 12, 2019, in Tallahassee. Robert was born March 8, 1936, in Taylor County to William Lonnie Mixon and Jessie Pearl Knight Mixon.

Bob honorably served our country in the United States Air Force for 22 years as a telecommunicator. He was of the Baptist faith.

Bob was a member of the Perry Masonic Lodge #123, Marzuq Shrine Temple in Tallahassee and Perry Shrine Club, where he served as President. He also served as the Krazy Wheels President, and he was very active with the Tuesday Bingo Social. He drove countless miles to and from the Shriners Hospitals for kids for many years.

Bob was preceded in death by: his parents, William Lonnie Mixon and Jessie Pearl Knight Mixon; his brother, Baniard Mixon; and his sister, Helen Rickerson.

Bob is survived by: his wife of 62 years, Vergie Mixon; his two sons, Robert and his wife Melody Mixon and Steve and his wife Kristi Mixon; his sister, Dorothy Fightmaster; several grandchildren, and great-grandchildren; as a well as a host of nieces and nephews.

Memorial services will be held Friday, June 21, at 11 a.m. at Joe P. Burns Funeral Home with Bill Tolson, and Cherryl Mixon officiating. The family will receive friends from 10-11 a.m. before the service at the funeral home. All arrangements are under the direction of Burns Funeral Home of Perry.

Friends may sign the online guest book at www.joepburnsfuneralhomes.com