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Blanche Irene GABBARD

Nickell (Durham) Cemetery
Washington County,
Arkansas

Howard
World War II
July 5, 1922 - March 2,1972

*Obituary
Northwest Arkansas Times
Friday, March 3, 1972

Howard A. Nickell, 49, of Route 2, Fayetteville, died Thursday at a local hospital. Born July 5, 1922 in Hazel Valley, the son of Richard and Alpha Brooks Nickell, he was an inspector for the U.S. Department of Agriculture; a deacon in the Salem Baptist Church and a veteran of World War II.

Survivors are the widow, Mrs. Blanche Nickell of the home; four daughters, Mrs. Mary Layer and Mrs. Judy Barker, both of Fayetteville, Mrs. Joann Gladden of Broken Arrow, Okla. and Miss Sandra Nickell of the home; three brothers, Richard of Fayetteville, Glen of Guam and Cecil of Los Angeles, Calif.; three sisters, Mrs. Irene Alexander of Thailand, Mrs. Wilma Jean Hillsdon of Memphis, Tenn.; and Mrs. Evelyn Gabbard of Fayetteville; his mother, Mrs. Alpha Anderson of Fayetteville and six grandchildren.

Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Salem Baptist Church with burial in Nickell cemetery under direction of Nelson's Funeral Home.

Blanche
February 23, 1923 - January 13, 1995

*Obituary (as written)
Northwest Arkansas Times
Sunday, January 15, 1995

Blanche Irene Nickell Gabbard, 71, of Fayetteville died Friday, Jan. 13, 1995, in Fayetteville.

Born Feb. 24, 1923, at Clifty, a daughter of Charles William and Althea Hardy Sandlian, she was a homemaker and a member of the Salem Baptist Church in Fayetteville. She was married to Howard A. Nickell.

Survivors are her second husband, Clyde Gabbard of Fayetteville; four daughters, JoAnn Nickell Gladden of Spicewood, Texas, Judy Nickell Barker of Fayetteville, Mary Nickell Layer of Winslow and Sandra Nickell Burton of Eufaula, Okla.; a brother, William Sandlian of Las Vegas; a sister, Robbie Ratliff of Springdale; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Nickell Memorial Church. Burial will be in the Nickell Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 1-5 p.m. today at Nelson's Funeral Home. The family will gather at Mary Layer's home in Winslow.

Married October 19, 1941

Contributed on 4/7/14 by wfields55
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Submitted: 4/7/14 • Approved: 4/13/14 • Last Updated: 4/16/14 • R994210-G994207-S3

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