Viola Bruinekool Nichols

SERVICES: 2:00 PM Wednesday, March 12, 2008, in Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel in Pampa with Rev. Lewis Ellis, retired Baptist minister, officiating.BURIAL: Memory Gardens Cemetery in PampaBIOGRAPHY: Mrs. Nichols was born on July 17, 1918 in Densmore, Kansas to Peter and Willemke Bruinkool. She was the youngest of seven children and the last survivor in the family. Her parents were Dutch immigrants who were very proud that all their children were high school graduates. After graduating from Densmore Rural High School in 1936, she moved to Pampa where she met and married Knox Finley Nichols on March 15, 1939. He preceded her in death in 1999. She resided south of Lefors until 1998 and was presently living at Craig Retirement Community in Amarillo. Mrs. Nichols was a talented homemaker who enjoyed all kinds of sewing projects, crafts, cooking, painting, and reading. She was a very active member of First Baptist Church of Lefors, participating in all types of youth activities.SURVIVORS: 3 daughters: Janie Blair and husband Larry of Kingsland, Elaine Morris and husband Mike of Waco, and Mary Ann Osborn and husband Dr. William of Amarillo; 1 son: Jerry Nichols and wife Barbara of Amarillo; 4 grandchildren: Dr. Stephen Blair and wife Sandra, Nicole Nichols Sanders and husband Clayton, Sarah Osborn, and Sean Osborn; 5 great grandchildren: Audrey and Ian Blair, and Lauren, Jillian, and Madeline Sanders; and by several nieces and nephews.MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church, P. O. Box 409, Lefors, TX 79054.