St. Clair County Obits

ORE THOMAS NICHOLS, JR.

Clinton Daily Democrat
August 1991
Ore Thomas Nicholas, Jr., son of William T. and Evelyn Victoria Dunham Nichols, was born December 3, 1922, near Appleton City. He passed away August 1, 1991, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Kansas City at the age of 68. Junior, as he was called by his friends and family, spent most of his life in the Appleton City and Rockville areas. He supported his family by working as a farm hand. He served his country in the Army during World War II. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and visiting with friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and two daughters, Sandra Kay Mullen and Carolyn Sue Miller. He is survived by one brother, Homer Nichols of Schell City; two sisters, Delores Johnson of Harrisonville, and Mulreen Hamilton of Norbourne; three grandchildren, Richard Mullin, Carla Stone and Doniece Rice, and one great-grandson. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Funeral services were held on Saturday, August 3, 1991, at 10 a.m. with Rev. Jim Walker officiating at the Eckhoff-Hill Funeral Home. Pallbearers were Billy Nichols, Bobby Nichols, Ronnie Nichols, Rodney Pettit, Johnny Parks and David Oehring. Burial was in the Taberville Cemetery under the direction of Eckhoff-Hill Funeral Home.