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Bennie Doyle Nichols
Dec 6, 1918 - Oct 20, 2011
Posted by Jo Aguirre
Funeral Services for Mr. Bennie D. Nichols, 92, of Tishomingo
will be held on Monday, October 24th, 2011 at 10:00 a. m. in the Clark Funeral
Chapel with Rev. Kenneth McCarthick officiating. Interment will follow in the
Condon Grove Cemetery in Milburn, Oklahoma. Mr. Nichols passed away on October
20th, at his daughter’s home in Moore, Oklahoma.
Bennie was born on December 6th, 1918 in the Bullard Chapel Community to Philip
George Nichols and Josie Boling Nichols. He married Bonnie Belle Quaid on
February 2nd, 1936 in Tishomingo, a union lasting 57 years till the death of
Bonnie on October 3rd, 1993. He was a resident of Johnston County and lived
within eight miles of his birthplace, all of his life. He owned and operated a
dairy farm at Bullard Chapel and later worked for the Johnston County Soil
Conversation District. After retirement, he was an avid gardener and enjoyed
mowing lawns. His prize possessions were his three riding mowers, two for mowing
and one for riding all over town. His favorite pastime was keeping horses for
his grandchildren and going to playdays.
Bennie was also preceded in death by his parents; his son, Bennie Don Nichols on
April 8th, 1996; his grandson, Bryan Doyle Nichols; great-grandson, Dalton
Nichols; two sisters, Nora Pressley and Maggie Nichols; his brother, John T.
Nichols and his son-in-law, Roger Smith.
Mr. Nichols is survived by his daughter, Mary Kathryn Smith of Moore, Oklahoma;
his sister, Josie Mae Ballard of Tishomingo; granddaughters, Jeanice Shropshire
& her husband Kendell & Rhonda Gale Shupe & her husband Tomas of Moore; three
grandsons, Roger Don Smith of Joplin,Missouri, Ricky Nichols of Oklahoma City
and Larry Nichols of West Virginia; five great-grandchildren; his
daughter-in-law, Mary Dale Nichols and numerous nieces, nephews and a host of
friends.
Pallbearers for the service will be: Gerald Mobley, Terry Ballard, Kendell
Shropshire, Tomas Shupe, Nicholas Shupe, and Dalen Shupe.
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