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Submitted: 5/27/22 • Approved: 9/15/23 • Last Updated: 9/18/23 • R1434046-G1434046-S3
January 4, 1940 - October 5, 2021
*Obituary
Sisco Funeral Home
Pea Ridge, Arkansas
Rev. Joe Jerry Nichols, 81, of Pea Ridge, Arkansas died Tuesday, October 5, 2021 in Pea Ridge.
He was born January 4, 1940 in Pea Ridge to Russell Nichols and Eunice V. (Clement) Nichols. He was a 1957 graduate, valedictorian and class President at Pea Ridge High School. Jerry married Nancy Mae Patterson January 8, 1961. They shared sixty years of marriage. He then later graduated from Hendrix College in 1965. In 1969 he graduated from St. Paul School of Theology in Missouri and spent forty-five years as a Methodist minister in many Arkansas and Iowa churches. He was a member of the Pea Ridge Lions Club and received the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award which is the highest form of recognition thru the Lion's. Jerry was a weekly contributor to the Pea Ridge Times, a member of the Pea Ridge Historical Society, the Pea Ridge Alumni Association, the sexton for Pea Ridge Cemetery, an election official for local voting sites and was very involved with the Pea Ridge Museum. He loved serving the people of Pea Ridge and being a caretaker for his wife Nancy. Jerry was an Elder, song leader and member of the Pea Ridge United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister Donna Ellison.
He is survived by his wife Nancy of the home; a son Jeff Nichols (Mary Doud) of Boone, Iowa; a daughter Jennifer Caldwell (William) of Pea Ridge; two brothers Bennie Nichols (Myrtle) of Pea Ridge, John Nichols (Linda) of Pine Valley, Utah; three grandchildren Shannon Lamb (Tim), Emily Sievers (Quentin) and Micah Caldwell (and fiance Jose).
Service is set for 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at First Baptist Church in Pea Ridge with burial in Pea Ridge Cemetery. Visitation is set for 6-8:00 p.m. Monday, October 11, 2021 at Sisco Funeral Home in Pea Ridge. The family requests that all covid-19 protocols be honored and any unvaccinated people please wear a mask. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Pea Ridge United Methodist Church, 1209 North Davis Street, Pea Ridge, Ar. 72751.
Nancy
January 4, 1940 - April 21, 2023
*Obituary
The Pea Ridge Times
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Nancy Mae (Patterson) Nichols, 83, of Pea Ridge, died Saturday, April 21, 2023, at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale, Arkansas, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born January 4, 1940, to William Ray Patterson and Zula Mae (Troy) Patterson on the family farm northeast of Pea Ridge. She was a 1958 graduate of Pea Ridge High School and briefly attended the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. She married Joe Jerry Nichols on January 8, 1961, and they shared 60 years of marriage before his death in 2021.
Nancy was a homemaker, secretary for the Carroll County Conservation District in Berryville, and a substitute teacher. She worked alongside her husband at many United Methodist churches in Arkansas and Iowa during the 45 years he served as a Methodist pastor. She also volunteered as a poll worker and for the Pea Ridge Historical Museum. She was a member of the Pea Ridge Lions Club, the Pea Ridge Historical Society, the Pea Ridge Alumni Society, the Pea Ridge Cemetery board, and the Pea Ridge United Methodist Church. She had a great many interests and hobbies, including painting, bird watching, rock collecting, gardening, baking, embroidery, local and family history, and travel. She was an avid newspaper reader and Razorback football fan. She dearly loved her family, schoolmates, and community.
Nancy is survived by her son Jeff Nichols (Mary Doud) of Boone, Iowa; daughter and caretaker Jennifer Caldwell (Bill) of Pea Ridge; grandchildren Shannon Lamb (Tim) of Paragould, Emily Sievers (Quentin) of Saratoga Springs, Utah, and Micah Gomez (Jose) of Eagle Mountain, Utah; sisters Peggy Greene of St. Louis, Missouri, and Linda Schooley of Pea Ridge; and twelve nieces and nephews.
Visitation is set for 5-7 p.m. Friday, April 28, 2023 at Sisco Funeral Home Chapel in Pea Ridge. Service is set for 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 29, 2023 at the Pea Ridge United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Pea Ridge Cemetery.
Memorials can be made to the Pea Ridge United Methodist Church, 1209 N Davis Street Pea Ridge, Ar 72751.
Online condolences may be made at siscofuneralhome.net
Contributed on 5/27/22 by wfields55
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