Jane Nixon Vickers, Class of 1949
Jane N. Vickers, 95, of Lexington, Ky., died peacefully at UK Chandler Hospital on January 29, 2022, just shy of her 96th birthday. In her final hours, her family gathered in her room to sing her favorite hymns of faith that she loved to sing and play, as she passed to heaven. Jane was born January 30, 1926 in Lowellville, Ohio, to Hugh and Maurine Seley Nixon. She grew up there, and graduated from Lowellville High School and Muskingum College. She was preceded in death by her dearly loved husband, Earl F. Vickers, Jr. (Bud), and infant daughter, Nina. Jane is survived by her family: daughter and longtime devoted caregiver, Nancy, Lexington, Ky.; daughter, Karen Bower (Eric), Mayfield Village, Ohio; son, Fred (Cathy), Lexington, Ky.; and daughter, Betty Watson (Rick), Bloomington, Ind.; six grandchildren: Elise (Jacob), Andrew (Mindy), David (Paty), Andrew (Emily), Jenny (Chase), Katie (Chris), and Abby (Sam); and five great-grandchildren, with one more expected this summer. Jane was a loving wife and homemaker until her husband's untimely death in 1967, in Portsmouth, Ohio. Afterward, she raised her four children, in addition to working outside the home. She worked as a church secretary and for the Methodist district superintendent, and as an aide at Happy Hearts special education school. In 1971, she and her family moved to Lexington, Ky. She worked at the Boy Scouts' office, Stewart's downtown and Fayette Mall, prior to her work as a staff assistant at the University of Kentucky, in the College of Education, and at UK Medical Center in the department of Diagnostic Radiology, until her retirement in 1991. She cared for her mother, Maurine, until her passing in 1999. Jane was a loving, caring, and kind person of deep and abiding faith, who will always be remembered for her positive outlook, ever-present beautiful smile, and the twinkle in her eye. She loved her family, being a mother and grandma. She was a dear friend to all. She was active in her church: in choir, Sunday School class, and UMW Circle. She loved singing, playing the piano, listening to music, travel, and rides in the countryside.