ODina Robin Nixon, age 40, of Oak Harbor, died suddenly Wednesday, June 19, 2013.

ODina was born in Ethiopia Aug. 4, 1972. She was raised in Jacksonville, N.C., and graduated from White Oak High School. She served in the U.S. Navy four years on the USS Puget Sound. She married Troy Nixon Dec. 18, 1991, in Norfolk, Va. In August 1994 they moved to Oak Harbor. She loved her boys, her dogs, boating and being on the beach.

ODina is survived by her husband Troy, at home in Oak Harbor; son Zack Nixon, also at home; father Robert Shivar of Greer, S.C.; mother Janelle McDaniel of Jacksonville, N.C.; sisters Jasmine Neal of Falcon, Colo., Jennifer Shelanskey of Greensboro, N.C., and Rachel Burden of Peapack, N.J.; grandmothers, Bonnie McDaniel and Rosa Shivar, both of Jacksonville, N.C.; also, numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives. She well be remembered and missed by all who knew her.

Services will be private. Family and friends are encouraged to share memories and condolences at www.whidbeymemorial.com