Richard Ora Nichols, 47, of 3762 Pleasant Ave., North Moreland, a retired foreman for the Norfolk & Western Railway, suffered a fatal heart attack at his home at 6 p.m. Sunday.
A native of Greenup County, he was born March 15, 1909.
Mr. Nichols is survived by his wife, Ruby; a daughter, Thelma in New Jersey; a son, Earl Eugene in Italy; three sisters, Mrs. Wilson Frye of New Boston; Mrs. Zelma Boggs of South Shore and Mrs. John Abdon of Portsmouth; five brothers, James of West Portsmouth, Robert of Baltimore, Md., and Earl, Orville and William, all of Portsmouth; and two grandchildren.
His parents, a sister and a brother are deceased.
Friends may call after 5 p.m. Tuesday at the home of the mother-in-law, Mrs. Martha Perry, 3110 Gallia St
A.C. Sowards Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements which are pending the arrival of the son from Italy.
--The Portsmouth Times, Monday, June 18, 1956
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RICHARD ORA NICHOLS
Rev. Tracy Ferguson will conduct funeral services at 2 p.m. Thursday at New Boston Christian Baptist Church for Richard Ora Nichols, 47, of 3762 Pleasant Ave., North Moreland, who suffered a fatal heart attack at his home Sunday night.
Burial will be in Floral Hills Memory Gardens. Friends may call at the home of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Marth Perry, 3110 Gallia St.
--The Portsmouth Times, Tuesday, June 19, 1956
Richard Ora Nichols, 47, of 3762 Pleasant Ave., North Moreland, a retired foreman for the Norfolk & Western Railway, suffered a fatal heart attack at his home at 6 p.m. Sunday.
A native of Greenup County, he was born March 15, 1909.
Mr. Nichols is survived by his wife, Ruby; a daughter, Thelma in New Jersey; a son, Earl Eugene in Italy; three sisters, Mrs. Wilson Frye of New Boston; Mrs. Zelma Boggs of South Shore and Mrs. John Abdon of Portsmouth; five brothers, James of West Portsmouth, Robert of Baltimore, Md., and Earl, Orville and William, all of Portsmouth; and two grandchildren.
His parents, a sister and a brother are deceased.
Friends may call after 5 p.m. Tuesday at the home of the mother-in-law, Mrs. Martha Perry, 3110 Gallia St
A.C. Sowards Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements which are pending the arrival of the son from Italy.
--The Portsmouth Times, Monday, June 18, 1956
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RICHARD ORA NICHOLS
Rev. Tracy Ferguson will conduct funeral services at 2 p.m. Thursday at New Boston Christian Baptist Church for Richard Ora Nichols, 47, of 3762 Pleasant Ave., North Moreland, who suffered a fatal heart attack at his home Sunday night.
Burial will be in Floral Hills Memory Gardens. Friends may call at the home of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Marth Perry, 3110 Gallia St.
--The Portsmouth Times, Tuesday, June 19, 1956
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James Ambros Nichols
1894–1965
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Anna Eliza "Liza" Nichols Abdon
1896–1976
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William Franklin Nichols
1898–1971
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Zelma Ellen Nichols Boggs
1898–1975
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Mary Edith Nichols Fry
1902–1972
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Sarah Catherine Nichols Hunter
1904–1921
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David Earl Nichols
1907–1984
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Robert G Nichols
1910–1980
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Orville Arnold "Babe" Nichols
1912–1979
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