ERSIE "GRANNY" NICHOLS

Ersie Irene "Granny" Nichols, 86, of 914 Jefferson, died Saturday Nov. 12, 1994, at her home.

She was born June 14, 1908, in Chaffee, the daughter of John Joseph Schumer and Alice Mae Kinder. On Dec. 20, 1923, she married R.W. Nichols in Jackson, who preceded her in death on Aug. 20, 1974.

She was a housewife and a member of Red Star Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday School teacher.

Survivors include three daughters, Willa Lea "Toots" Haman, Joyce Holloway, and Melba Masterson, all of Cape Girardeau; a sister, Virginia Quinn of Orlando, Fla.; 13 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; six great-great grandchildren; a great-great-great grandchild; and two step-great grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Monday at the Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel, where services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday. The Rev. Alan Berry and the Rev. Mark Anderson will officiate, and burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.