Mrs. Young Nichols

July 15, 2013

Merlaine Young Nichols, 96, passed away, on Sunday, July 14, 2013 at North MS Medical Center, in Tupelo. She was born July 10, 1917 in Lee County, Nettleton, Mississippi to the late Winnie Isabella Coggin and Henry Juette Young. She was a Homemaker and was a member of First United Methodist Church. Mrs. Nichols loved to sew and shared her talent for many years doing private seamstress work and the repair of clothing items. She loved to cook, and was an excellent country cook. Merlaine Young Nichols married Walter Lee Nichols September 25, 1938, in Egypt, Mississippi. Had she lived until September; she and Walter Lee would have been married for 75 years Funeral services will be Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 10:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church with the Reverend Jeff Shannon officiating. The body will lie at the church from 9:30 a. m. until service time. Burial will follow in West Point Memorial Garden Cemetery. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include her husband, Walter Lee Nichols, one son, Ralph Nichols (Priscilla) of West Point; two grandchildren; Douglas Nichols and Angela Noles (Alan); and two great grandchildren; Ember Noles and Lyndsey Noles. Her great grandson, Thailer Nichols, three sisters and three brothers, preceded her in death. Pallbearers will be Donnie Alford, Eddie Alford, Richard Milstead, Frank George, Mal Young, Eugene Bailey and Harry Stevens. Honorary Pallbearers will be North MS Medical Center- West Point ER Doctors and Staff and North MS Medical Center-Tupelo CCU Doctors and Staff. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 293, West Point, MS 39773. Visitation will be Tuesday, 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at Calvert Funeral Home.