HR1255: HR1255 Frank and Solomon Nixon Funeral Home; occasion of its 100th Anniversary; recognize

This is a commemorative resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives recognizing Frank and Solomon Nixon Funeral Home, founded in Tifton in 1925, on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. The resolution recounts the funeral home's history, from its founding by Frank Thomas Nixon and Reverend Jake Parson to its evolution through several name changes and three generations of the Nixon family serving as licensed funeral directors and embalmers. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It formally commends the Nixon family and the funeral home for their long service to Tift County families and their contributions to civic and community life, and it directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for presentation to the funeral home.

• Formally congratulates and commends Frank and Solomon Nixon Funeral Home and the Nixon family on the funeral home's 100th anniversary.
• Recounts the funeral home's history from its 1925 founding in Tifton through several name changes and ownership transitions.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the funeral home.
• Extends the House's best wishes for the business's continued success in future generations.

The resolution directly names Frank and Solomon Nixon Funeral Home and members of the Nixon family, including several licensed funeral directors and embalmers, as well as the Tift County community the funeral home has served for a century.

The resolution carries no legal or regulatory effect and does not change any Georgia law. Its practical significance is symbolic: it gives the funeral home and the Nixon family formal, public recognition from the state legislature for a century of community service.

• The whereas clauses describe the funeral home's founding in Tifton in 1925 and its various name changes through 1927 and later years.
• The whereas clauses credit three generations of the Nixon family, naming specific licensed funeral directors and embalmers who ran the business.
• The resolving clause formally commends and congratulates the Nixon family and the funeral home on the 100th anniversary.
• The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to the funeral home.

1. 2026-02-05House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-02-05House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-02-05House Hopper (House)

• Jaclyn Ford (R, HD-170)Primary sponsor

• commemorative resolution
• Tifton Georgia
• funeral homes
• Black-owned businesses
• Tift County