CENTRAL CITY – Katie Suthard Staples Nix, 96, of Central City, died Friday, May 18, 2012 at the Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born on April 30, 1916 in Hopkins County, was a retired nurse at the Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville and was a member of the Central City First Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her first husband, Marion Staples, second husband, Walter Nix and a daughter, Martha Lou Staples. Survivors include a son, Joe(Connie)Staples of Benton, a daughter, Dorothy(Mitch)Swain of Shelbyville, TN., three grandchildren, Scott(Kim)Staples of Livermore, John Martin(Shannon)Miller of Hawaii and James Marion(Paula)Miller of Nashville, TN. , four great grandchildren and one great great grandchild, a sister, Avis Dukes of Central City, two half sisters, Nell Denny of Louisville and Jane Radcilff of Evansville, IN. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, May 21, 2012 at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City, conducted by Rev. Bob Lowery with burial to follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Central City. Visitation will be after 9:00 AM Monday at the funeral home.