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IN LOVING MEMORY OF John S. Nichols
John S.
Nichols
Oct 14, 1923 — Dec 8, 2016
John S. Nichols' Obituary
John Sidney (Bosie) Nichols
Corpus Christi
,
TX
Please join us as we take time to celebrate and praise God for the life of John Sidney (Bosie) Nichols. John, a longtime resident of Corpus Christi, was the third child born to Allen and Ann Washington Nichols on October 14, 1923 in Carlisle, Arkansas. The Angels of God came to claim His own on December 8, 2016. John answered the call by closing his eyes in eternal sleep to journey on alone.
John was a dedicated and faithful member of St. John Baptist Church on Greenwood Drive under the leadership of Dr. Derrick E. Reaves, Senior Pastor. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, a retired Reynolds Metals Sherman Alumina Plant employee, and a life member of the H. Boyd Hall Chapter, NAACP.
John's parents, Allen and Ann Nichols, two sisters, Lenella Abraham and Clideora Nichols precedes him in death.
Survivors are his wife, Rose Williams Nichols; two nieces, Frances (Robert "CC") Brown and Billye Ann Johnson of Little Rock, AR.; sister-in-law, Viola W. Haynes of Corpus Christi, TX. Extended family: The Josie Lee Mathis Williams Family of Victoria, Texas. Special friends: Rev. Eddie Cross, Lena Carter, Verda Jones, and Margaret Parker, all of Corpus Christi, TX; Carl Parker of Little Rock, AR.
Heartfelt thanks and appreciation are extended to Dr. Maurice S. Grossman, John's former primary care physician, New Century Hospice, Chaplain Timmie Henson, Nurse Kella Tagle, caregivers Cathy Rodriguez and Thilda Solis for their care and support provided to John. Special thanks to John's best friend, Rev. Eddie Cross, Deacon Huey Dorn, Lena Carter, Edward and Linda Gomez, Viola Haynes, Jason Benson, Rosemary Martin, Rev. Sidney Underwood, and Rev. Joseph Williams.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 from 3-7 p.m. at Heritage Memorial
Funeral Home, with the family receiving friends from 6-7p.m., in which word of expressions can be conveyed.
A service of Remembrance for John will be held on Thursday, December 15, 11:00 a.m. at St. John Baptist Church, 5445 Greenwood Drive, 78415. Interment will follow at Coastal Bend State Veterans Cemetery, 9974 IH37 Access Road, Corpus Christi, Texas 78410.
Condolences may be offered at www.heritagememorialfh.net
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Funeral Services for John S. Nichols
Funeral Service
December
15
Thursday
St. John Baptist Church
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
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