Death of Death – Sept. 4, 2003
Walter Piercy Nichols | of Muscle Shoals, Ala., formerly of Munford, died at Wellington Place in Muscle Shoals. Mr. Nichols, 83, was a native of Bradford and lived most of his life in Munford. A World War II Navy veteran, he was a member of East Akers Baptist Church and the United Auto Workers.
Services were Sept. 7 at Munford Funeral Home chapel. Burial was in Helen Crigger Cemetery in Munford.
Survivors include his spouse, Dorothy Moore Nichols; three sons, David E Nichols of Tuscumbia, Ala., Richard Steven Nichols of Littleton, Colo., and Walter Bryan Nichols of San Francisco, Calif.; two sisters, Margaret Williams of Mobile, Ala., and Nancy Gross of Phoenix, Ariz.; and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Elbert Royal and Mary Piercy Nichols.
[ Walter Piercy Nichols | Newspaper Unknown]
Paternal Grandfather of Mary Frances: Dr. “Duke” Piercy (14 May 1822 – Abt. 1863 [Killed in the Battle of Vicksburg]
Paternal Grandmother of Mary Frances: Frances Elizabeth Hinds Piercy (27 Aug 1827 – 27 Dec 1904)
Maternal Grandfather of Mary Frances: Valentine T Dodson (~1848 – 7 Sep 1897)
Maternal Grandmother of Mary Frances: Misouria A Herring Dodson (~1852 – ~1885)
Father of Mary Frances: William Thomas Piercy (15 Sep 1853 – 26 Dec 1940)
Mother of Mary Frances: Alice Elizabeth Dodson Piercy (4 Mar 1872 – 29 May 1934)
Siblings of Mary Frances:
- William Henry Piercy Sr (1895-1969)
- Duke Piercy (1896-1901)
- Walter Fletcher Piercy (1898-1965)
Great Grandparents of Dr. Nichols:
- James P Nichols (b. 1795)
- Elizabeth J Holland Nichols (1794-1887)
- John Waters (1787-1863)
- Oneida Terrell Waters (1804-1888)
Grandparents of Dr. Nichols:
- Alfred E Nichols (1821-1858)
- Martha Frances Waters (1823-1905)
Father of Dr. Nichols: William Henry “Bill” Nichols (1847-1906)
Mother of Dr. Nichols: Margaret J “Gettie” or “Ma Nichols” Brown Nichols (1850-1942)
Spouse of Mary Frances: Dr. Elbert Royal Nichols Sr. (1889-1966)
Children of Mary Frances and Dr Elbert Royal Nichols:
- Mary Frances Nichols Howard (1914-1980) m. John Timberlake “Lake” Howard Jr (1914-1987)
- Elbert Royal Nichols Jr. (1918-1998) m. Nell (1), Virgina E (1907-1993) (4), Ladye Frances Heath (1920-2018) (3 & 5), and Christine Ellen Kerr Sykes (1920-2009)
- Walter Piercy Nichols (1920-2003) m. Dorothy Zelle Moore Nichols
- Richard Thomas Nichols (1923-2000) m. Helen Doris Bomar Nichols (1924-2006)
- Margaret Alice Nichols Williams (b. 1934) m. Jim Tom Williams (1931-1994)
- Nancy Ann Nichols Gross (1937-2018) m. Obie Norris Gross (b. 1937)
Children of Walter Piercy and Dorothy Nichols:
- David E Nichols
- Richard Steven Nichols
- Walter Bryan Nichols