Nixon Funeral Home

The R.J. Nixon Funeral Home offers our clients the very best in a modern and convenient funeral facility. Located in the very heart of Downriver, the funeral home has occupied the corner of Biddle Avenue and Vinewood since 1949. We are easy to find, in close proximity to Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, and in a beautiful, non-congested area just north of Downtown Wyandotte.  This large structure can easily accommodate several services at the same time and is smoke-free.  We offer plenty of off-street parking in our well-lit lot.

Main Entrance

The main entrance of the funeral home is easily accessible from the parking lot and features an exterior portico that allows visitors to be dropped off at this entrance under a large overhang, shielding the visitors in inclement weather. The entrance itself features a cathedral ceiling and beautiful marble waterfall fountain that soars over ten feet high! The fountain is guarded by matching beautiful angel statuary. The decorations are changed to match the changing seasons.

Lobby

Our lobby area wraps around the visitation, service, and office area.  It is quite wide and affords a wonderful common area for guests to mingle away from the more quiet areas of the building. It features comfortable seating areas, spacious bay windows, as well as our beautiful marble water fall fountain at the north end of the building.

Chapel Entryway

The original entrance to the funeral home from Vinewood St. and Biddle Ave. provides and inviting atmosphere for guest arriving at this entrance. Highlights include a gothic stained glass window that soars 30 feet to the ceiling. Also featured is our natural fireplace that is visible from both the lobby as well as the formal chapel.

Chapel

The chapel of the Nixon Funeral Home will comfortably seat 160 guests and was designed in a French Provincial style. Our clients appreciate the option of having a church-like setting without leaving the comforts of the funeral home for the service. Organ and piano are provided as well as a complete modern sound system. This room provides a beautiful, peaceful location for a meaningful funeral service.

Keepsake Shop

Our keepsake is a wonderful little place to visit, or at least our lady guests and younger people think so. Unique items are offered for sale from under one dollar and up. Many of the items are of inspirational nature and provide a nice gift for those in grief. Others are very whimsical and provide a diversion from the sad nature of a funeral home visit. Most of the customers of the shop have come to attend a funeral or visitation but we find an increasing number who just come in to visit our store. We know of no other like it. Major credit cards, cash and checks are accepted for payment.

Lounge

Our upstairs lounge provides a place for our guests to take a break and enjoy a well deserved cup of coffee or tea with friends. It is a particularly light room with two large windows overlooking Biddle Avenue and a huge bay window. Coffee and tea are provided during business hours. Some families choose to provide their guests with food items during certain hours of visitation. Please check with your funeral director or a member of our staff for these regulations.

Vinewood Room

This is our original viewing area and provides a very "comfy", homelike feel. Indirect lighting and extensive use of draperies give the room a very opulent atmosphere. The room is very large and can accommodate a large family and their visitors, but because of its layout, smaller families do not feel overwhelmed.  It provided the ambience of a parlor in a fine old Wyandotte home.

Wabeek Room

The Wabeek visitation area is our largest room in our facility. It is a combination area that can be used for visitation periods or funeral services. It can be separated by a modern folding wall to provide an area for two family viewings at one time. A large screen plasma tv is provided in this area that plays dvd's and vcr tapes to share family memories or to display a video as a meaningful part of the funeral service. Piano and organ are included as well as a multi-functional sound system. Seating is spacious and comfortable and we offer many options to make the seating arrangements
to accommodate each family's preferences. The room features upholstered chairs, folding seats, conversation areas and open standing room.

Showroom

Our area to display common funeral merchandise such as caskets and vaults, printed material and grave markers is located on our upper level (accessible by elevator).  This area has been recently remodeled and flows easily from one merchandise area to the next.  Our clients find it very inviting and much less intimidating than the old casket showrooms that only contained open casket and vault displays.  Personalization is very important to our clients, and this room offers many options in meaningful caskets, burial vaults, and cemetery markers.  The room is designed so that clients can make their own choices without intensive supervision or explanation by our directors.  The decisions that clients make here are most important to providing a lasting tribute to a family member.  The showroom is easy to navigate, allowing the family to select the merchandise that they feel comfortable with.

Conference Room

The conference room is where the family meets with their funeral director to plan the services that are to be provided.  This room features a bay window with another spectacular view of Biddle Avenue and a large dining room like table to sit with our guests.  We have long ago abandoned the formal idea where the funeral director sits behind their desk to deal with clients.  We now sit at the table together and share thoughts and ideas, composing a personalized, meaningful and affordable service plan with the best value to our clients.  Our funeral directors feel that their role in this room is to facilitate and provide options to our clients.  After a family is provided with the information they need, it is their choice to choose what will best fit the wishes of their family.