Nina Lorraine Welborn, age 53, of Nixa, MO passed away at her home, Monday, December 2, 2024. She was born March 30, 1971, in Fort Ord, CA to Jimmie and Erna (Keinast) Maiden. She was a high school graduate and worked as legal secretary for a District Attorney. Nina was a mother of three children and a member of James River Church, Ozark, MO. On August 7, 2022, she married Michael Welborn at Stockton Lake.
Nina is survived by her husband, Michael Welborn; three children, Gage Buckley, Gavin Buckley, and Brooke Buckley, all of Nixa; her mother, Erna Maiden, Springfield, MO; two brothers, Andy (Lynnae) Maiden, Springfield, MO, and Ray (Melanie) Maiden, Normal, IL; and a sister, Evelyn (Alex) Mayorga, Lompoc, CA. She was preceded in death by her father Jimmie Maiden and a brother Ronnie Maiden.
A Celebration of Life service will be announced and she will be laid to rest at Welborn Cemetery.