Lawrence Lyall Nichols
August 12, 1910 — November 28, 2005
Lawrence L. Nichols, of Hamilton, died at Emporia Presbyterian Manor on Monday, November 28, 2005, at the age of 95.
He was born east of Eureka, Kansas on August 12, 1910, the son of John Carl and Bonnie Estelle (Brown) Nichols. He was raised in the Tonovay area and graduated from Tonovay High School. He then attended Kansas State University. After his schooling he began his career as a farmer and stockman in the Utopia area.
On March 15, 1936, Lawrence was united in marriage to Mary Belle Box East of Eureka. They made their home in the Utopia area until 1944, when they moved to rural Hamilton where he continued farming and raising cattle. Lawrence retired in 1977.
He was a member of the Hamilton United Methodist Church, Superintendent of the Sunday school classes in Hamilton as well as earlier in Tonovay, active in the youth group, and earlier in his life was a school board member.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Belle of the home, four daughters, Carol Kraft of Emporia, Doris Hanson of Kingman, Barbara Hind and husband Gary of Hobb, New Mexico, and Shirley Farmer and husband Paul of Wichita, twelve grandchildren, seventeen Great-grandchildren, and two brothers, Lloyd Nichols of Eureka, and Wayne Nichols of Overland Park. He was preceded in death by his parents two brothers, and son-in-law Daryl Hanson.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M., Thursday, December 1, 2005.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M.., Friday, December 2, 2005, at Koup Family Funeral Home in Eureka. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made in his name to the Emporia Presbyterian Manor Van Fund. Contributions may be sent in care of the funeral home at P.O. Box 595, Eureka, Kansas 67045.
He was born east of Eureka, Kansas on August 12, 1910, the son of John Carl and Bonnie Estelle (Brown) Nichols. He was raised in the Tonovay area and graduated from Tonovay High School. He then attended Kansas State University. After his schooling he began his career as a farmer and stockman in the Utopia area.
On March 15, 1936, Lawrence was united in marriage to Mary Belle Box East of Eureka. They made their home in the Utopia area until 1944, when they moved to rural Hamilton where he continued farming and raising cattle. Lawrence retired in 1977.
He was a member of the Hamilton United Methodist Church, Superintendent of the Sunday school classes in Hamilton as well as earlier in Tonovay, active in the youth group, and earlier in his life was a school board member.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Belle of the home, four daughters, Carol Kraft of Emporia, Doris Hanson of Kingman, Barbara Hind and husband Gary of Hobb, New Mexico, and Shirley Farmer and husband Paul of Wichita, twelve grandchildren, seventeen Great-grandchildren, and two brothers, Lloyd Nichols of Eureka, and Wayne Nichols of Overland Park. He was preceded in death by his parents two brothers, and son-in-law Daryl Hanson.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M., Thursday, December 1, 2005.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M.., Friday, December 2, 2005, at Koup Family Funeral Home in Eureka. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made in his name to the Emporia Presbyterian Manor Van Fund. Contributions may be sent in care of the funeral home at P.O. Box 595, Eureka, Kansas 67045.
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