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Betty Nichols
[May 12, 2012]
ELKHART -- Betty M. Nichols, 84, of
Elkhart, died Monday, May 7, 2012, at 11:10 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln
Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.
Her son David A. "Sabwah" Nichols died Jan. 13, 2011, at St. John's
Hospital in Springfield.
(Below is a copy of
the obituary from the funeral home.)
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Elkhart- Betty M. Nichols, 84, of Elkhart passed away on
Monday, May 7, 2012 at 11:10 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln
Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.
David A. "Sabwah" Nichols passed away on January 13, 2011 at
St. John's Hospital in Springfield.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Nichols and her David A. Nichols
will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 10, 2012 at the
Peasley Funeral Home in Lincoln with Rev. Dayle Badman
officiating.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at the funeral home.
Burial will be at New Union Cemetery in Lincoln.
Surviving Mrs. Nichols are her children: Steve (Cindy)
Nichols and Suzann (Mark) Maxheimer all of Elkhart. Three
grandchildren: Jessica Maxheimer, Garret Maxheimer and
Whitney Nichols. Four sisters: Bernice "Totie" Hoffert, Mary
Ann Underwood Bratcher, Nevie (Jim) Haseley all of Lincoln,
Ruth Steffens of Litchfield.
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She was preceded in death by her son David A. "Sabwah" Nichols,
three brothers: Orville Liesman, Gerald Liesman,
Wilbur Liesman.
Betty Marie Nichols was born on January 10, 1928 in
rural Lincoln the daughter of Reynold Orville and Cora Baker Liesman.
She married Glenn Arthur Nichols on September 14, 1954. He preceded her
in death on June 17, 2010.
Betty graduated from Hartsburg High School in 1946.
Betty retired from the Illinois Secretary of State's office where she
worked in the Title Department. She later worked at the Dollar Store in
Lincoln.
She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln and the Wonderful
Women & Wine Red Hat Society group.
Memorials may be made to The Christian Village Nursing Home 400 wing. |
