Funeral services for A. W. Nichols, 91, were held Sunday January 31, in the chapel of Hooper & Huddleston Funeral Home. Rev. Paul Ritter, pastor of the 1st Methodist Church officiated. Burial was in the Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mr. Nichols' death occurred Friday at the Cookeville General Hospital following a long illness.
A native of Wilson County, he was the son of Rev Moses "Jasper" and Robena Katherine Ross Nichols. He had called Cookeville home since 1921. He owned and operated a shoe shop here until his retirement in 1946. He was a member of the Methodist church since childhood.
Mr. Nichols was first married to Mary Caroline Carr on 12/16/1899, (d/o Charles Burton Carr & Martha Emeline Holliday) whose death occurred in 1923, to this union were born 4 daughters. Later he married to Miss Mae Walker on the 1st of January 1933 (She was b. 4 December 1895 – d. 28 April 1976) They had a son and daughter.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mae Walker Nichols; 4 daughters, Mrs. Dewey (Lena) Holman, Crossville, Mrs. Rastus (Robena Catherine) Ray, Monterey, Mrs. Howard (Martha Elizabeth) Whitson, Cookeville, Mrs. George (Ruth) Tulloss, Cleveland, TN. An only son, Alex Nichols, Azle, TX; 2 sisters, Mrs. Charles L. Koellern and Miss Lillie Nichols of Nashville; a brother, Sidney H Nichols
, Lebanon; 6 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. He was predeceased by a brother Freddie Nichols
Mr. Nichols' death occurred Friday at the Cookeville General Hospital following a long illness.
A native of Wilson County, he was the son of Rev Moses "Jasper" and Robena Katherine Ross Nichols. He had called Cookeville home since 1921. He owned and operated a shoe shop here until his retirement in 1946. He was a member of the Methodist church since childhood.
Mr. Nichols was first married to Mary Caroline Carr on 12/16/1899, (d/o Charles Burton Carr & Martha Emeline Holliday) whose death occurred in 1923, to this union were born 4 daughters. Later he married to Miss Mae Walker on the 1st of January 1933 (She was b. 4 December 1895 – d. 28 April 1976) They had a son and daughter.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mae Walker Nichols; 4 daughters, Mrs. Dewey (Lena) Holman, Crossville, Mrs. Rastus (Robena Catherine) Ray, Monterey, Mrs. Howard (Martha Elizabeth) Whitson, Cookeville, Mrs. George (Ruth) Tulloss, Cleveland, TN. An only son, Alex Nichols, Azle, TX; 2 sisters, Mrs. Charles L. Koellern and Miss Lillie Nichols of Nashville; a brother, Sidney H Nichols
, Lebanon; 6 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. He was predeceased by a brother Freddie Nichols
Funeral services for A. W. Nichols, 91, were held Sunday January 31, in the chapel of Hooper & Huddleston Funeral Home. Rev. Paul Ritter, pastor of the 1st Methodist Church officiated. Burial was in the Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mr. Nichols' death occurred Friday at the Cookeville General Hospital following a long illness.
A native of Wilson County, he was the son of Rev Moses "Jasper" and Robena Katherine Ross Nichols. He had called Cookeville home since 1921. He owned and operated a shoe shop here until his retirement in 1946. He was a member of the Methodist church since childhood.
Mr. Nichols was first married to Mary Caroline Carr on 12/16/1899, (d/o Charles Burton Carr & Martha Emeline Holliday) whose death occurred in 1923, to this union were born 4 daughters. Later he married to Miss Mae Walker on the 1st of January 1933 (She was b. 4 December 1895 – d. 28 April 1976) They had a son and daughter.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mae Walker Nichols; 4 daughters, Mrs. Dewey (Lena) Holman, Crossville, Mrs. Rastus (Robena Catherine) Ray, Monterey, Mrs. Howard (Martha Elizabeth) Whitson, Cookeville, Mrs. George (Ruth) Tulloss, Cleveland, TN. An only son, Alex Nichols, Azle, TX; 2 sisters, Mrs. Charles L. Koellern and Miss Lillie Nichols of Nashville; a brother, Sidney H Nichols
, Lebanon; 6 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. He was predeceased by a brother Freddie Nichols
Mr. Nichols' death occurred Friday at the Cookeville General Hospital following a long illness.
A native of Wilson County, he was the son of Rev Moses "Jasper" and Robena Katherine Ross Nichols. He had called Cookeville home since 1921. He owned and operated a shoe shop here until his retirement in 1946. He was a member of the Methodist church since childhood.
Mr. Nichols was first married to Mary Caroline Carr on 12/16/1899, (d/o Charles Burton Carr & Martha Emeline Holliday) whose death occurred in 1923, to this union were born 4 daughters. Later he married to Miss Mae Walker on the 1st of January 1933 (She was b. 4 December 1895 – d. 28 April 1976) They had a son and daughter.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mae Walker Nichols; 4 daughters, Mrs. Dewey (Lena) Holman, Crossville, Mrs. Rastus (Robena Catherine) Ray, Monterey, Mrs. Howard (Martha Elizabeth) Whitson, Cookeville, Mrs. George (Ruth) Tulloss, Cleveland, TN. An only son, Alex Nichols, Azle, TX; 2 sisters, Mrs. Charles L. Koellern and Miss Lillie Nichols of Nashville; a brother, Sidney H Nichols
, Lebanon; 6 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. He was predeceased by a brother Freddie Nichols
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