James S. Nichols,
83 died at 3:15 p.m.Monday, Jan. 1, 2007, at AltonMemorialHospital.
He was born May 19,
1923 in Benton, Ill., to Fred C and Kathryn (Bealmer) Nichols.
He married the
former Peggy Jean Thomas on Sept. 27, 1948 in Morganfield, Ky.
She died in 1994.
A World War II Army
veteran, he was a self employed barber.He was a member of
VFW Post 1308 in Alton and a lifetime member of WhitelawAvenueBaptistChurch in WoodRiver.
He is survived by a
daughter and her husband Denise and Phil Schmitz of RosewoodHeights;
three grandchildren and their spouses, Jodie and Michael Hayes,
Jennifer and Paul Dowdy and Jamie Schmitz and her companion,
James Bertoletti; and four great-grandchildren, Samantha Hayes,
Taylor Dowdy, Christian Schmitz and Charlotte Hayes.
Visitation will be
from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Marks Mortuary in WoodRiver, where
services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday.The Rev.
Richard Newcom will officiate
.
Burial will be at RoseLawnMemoryGardens in Bethalto.Military rites will be
accorded by Alton VFW Post 1308.
Memorial may be
made to WhitelawAvenueBaptistChurch, the Alzheimer’s
disease Foundation and the American Diabetes Association.
Alton Telegraph
Note: ( Jimmy Nichols lived in Broughton
as a young man and attended Broughton Schools. He was taken in
and raised by the Otha Steele Family at 12 years of age. ) James
Gholson