Obituary of Velma Smith Nichols

Funeral services for Velma Smith Nichols, age 94, of Roanoke, will be held on Monday, January 30, 2017, at 11:00 AM from Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Gerald Romine and Bro. Bill Prince, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow at East Napoleon Church of Christ Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10:00-11:00 AM prior to funeral services. Mrs. Nichols passed away on January 27, 2017 at Traylor’s Nursing Home. Survivors include: one daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Bill Vinson; two grandsons, Larry Joe Ward, Jr. of Roanoke, and Todd and Alison Hayes Vinson of Lagrange, GA; three great-grandchildren, Hayes Vinson, Jacob Vinson, and Walker Vinson, all of Lagrange, GA; and many special nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Todd Vinson, Jacob Vinson, Johnny Tennant, Chuck Marcum, William Morris, and Aaron Smith. Honorary Pallbearers will be Gary Pike, Collin Pike, Justin Pike, Patrick Pike, and the men of the Roanoke Church of Christ. A Randolph County native, Mrs. Nichols was born on May 20, 1922, the daughter of Jeff and Mattie Bowen Smith. She was a member of the Roanoke Church of Christ and worked at Palm Beach Company. Also, she worked in many flowers shops in town, finally retiring from the flower shop at the age of 80. She was preceded in death by her husband of 31 years, Pete Nichols; one daughter, Jean Nichols Ward and son-in-law, Larry Ward, Sr.; one granddaughter, Tina Ward; two brothers, Artis Smith and Dennis Smith; and one sister, Elsie Rollins. Flowers will be accepted or the family requests donations be made to the Roanoke Church of Christ at 1149 Main Street, Roanoke, AL 36274.