In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Rev. George R. Nichols; two sisters, Elizabeth “Big Sis” (Charles) and Virginia; five brothers, James Edward, Leo, Ott (Ene), Robert (Susie), and George; and one sister-in-law, Virginia Jones.
She is survived by three sons, Robert D. Nichols, Richard Nichols, and Steve Nichols (Theresa); daughter, Mae Billings (Ray); 13 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; brother, Earl Jones; sister-in-law, Carol Jones; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 11, 2022 in the chapel at James H. Davis Funeral Home & Crematory. Services will be live-streamed at www.davisfuneralhome.com. Burial will be in Kentucky Veterans Cemetery in Hopkinsville. Visitation is from 3 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday and after 9 a.m. until service time on Thursday at the funeral home.