Ethel Nichols Obituary

Durango native Ethel Maxine Nichols died Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009, in Durango. She was 87.

Mrs. Nichols was born to Fred and Ruth McLaughlin on Sept. 27, 1922, in Durango. She grew up in Durango and graduated

from Durango High School. Until the last few years, she had been active in organizing class reunions.

On April 18, 1940, she married Harold Nichols in Durango.

Her family said Mrs. Nichols was a homemaker who loved being with her family and was involved in the community. When

her children were young, she was active with the PTA and was a member of several auxiliaries and homemaking clubs.

Her family said she was a great cook, an avid knitter and enjoyed sewing.

Mrs. Nichols was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Harold Nichols; sons Tommy Nichols and John Nichols; and

grandson Eric Prior.

She is survived by her sons Jerry Nichols and Paul Nichols, both of Durango; daughters Nancy Ariano of Durango and Judy

Prior of Powell, Wyo.; sisters Dorothy Gardner of Durango and Eleanor Wildes of Jacksonville, Fla.; seven

grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009, at Hood Mortuary Chapel. A funeral will take place at 2

p.m. Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, at St. Mark's Episcopal Church. The Rev. Andrew Cooley will officiate. Burial will occur at

Greenmount Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Hospice of Mercy, 1 Mercado St., Suite 270, Durango, CO

81301.