Nixie Hayo

Durango resident Nixie Joanne Hayo died Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. She was 75. Mrs. Hayo was born Oct. 4, 1937, in Great Bend, Kan., the daughter of Marvin and Virginia Hunt. She graduated from high school in California. She married George Edward Hayo Aug. 4, 1956, also in California. Mrs. Hayo was Vice President of Hayo Consultants, and she is remembered as an avid reader, bridge player, private pilot and family matriarch. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, George Hayo of Durango; son Mike Hayo of Kansas City, Mo.; son Ken Hayo and daughter-in-law Desiree Hayo of Maui, Hawaii.; daughter Michelle Hayo of Durango, brother Terry Hunt of Kansas; brother Arvin Hunt of California; and grandchildren Conor, Edward, and Michael Hayo, and Hank and Nolan Stowers. Nixie was preceded in death by her beloved granddaughter, Celeste Hayo. A memorial celebration will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 19, 2013, at Sunshine Gardens in Durango.