This document is an obituary for Betty M. Nichols who passed away on January 10, 2013 at the age of 92. It provides biographical details about her family including being the sister of Robert, Bud, Geneva and Zoe, the wife of James H. Nichols who she married in 1943, the mother of Michael Patrick, grandmother, godmother and great-grandmother. It also describes some of her interests and accomplishments including traveling as snowbirds to Texas, mushroom hunting in northern Michigan, serving as Worthy Matron of the Flushing Order of the Eastern Star, being an avid sports and card game player, and her adventurous spirit which included a hot air balloon ride with her husband.

1. Betty M. Nichols
July 14, 1920 ~ January 10, 2013
In Memoriam

2. Sister of…
Robert, Bud, Geneva, and Zoe

3. Wife of…
James H. Nichols
Married September 5, 1943

4. Mother of…
Michael Patrick

5. Grandmother
&
Godmother

6. Great Grandmother
Michael and Margaret Nichols
MacArthur, Mary Grace, and Theodore
Foster
Liam Nichols-Belo

7. Family
~ Members of the Brady and Nichols Families ~
July 1995

8. High School Graduation

9. Centennial Celebration
Patrick and Beth Nichols
Jim and Betty Nichols
Mike and Judy Nichols

10. Nichols Farmhouse

11. Remains of Bygone Days
The Barn The Silo
Created as treasured memorabilia, the Nichols family barn was
reborn as a bird feeder and the silo tiles became stepping stones.

13. Adventurer
The Impossible Dream carried
Betty and Jim on an anniversary
balloon ride.
Betty’s zest for life and desire to
live it to the fullest had her
pursuing her own “bucket list”
long before it became
mainstream.

14. Traveler
As snowbirds, Betty and Jim
traveled many years to the state
of Texas, which became their
second home. There they built
friendships that crossed the
globe. As the saying goes with a
bit of literary license, “She wasn’t
born in Texas but she got there as
fast as she could.” Although not a
native, Betty truly earned her
Texas green card.
Betty and Jim also visited Europe
in 1981, 1983, and 1986 while
their son, Patrick and his family
were stationed there during their
diplomatic assignments through
the U.S. State Department.

15. Mushroomer
Mayhap not members of the Michigan Mushroom Hunters, these intrepid
souls (Betty and son, Mike, with Jamie MacArthur and Pete Radecki) found
morels deep in the north woods of Lake Avalon. Although intrepid enough
to seek the fungus, none were adventurous to eat it.

16. Worthy Matron
Served Flushing Order of the Eastern Star

17. Sports Fan

18. Card Shark
Bridge…
Euchre…
Cribbage…
Whatever the game and whoever
the opponent, she played to win!

19. Afterglow
I’d like the memory of me to be a
happy one,
I’d like to leave an afterglow of
smiles when life is done.
I’d like to leave an echo whispering
softly down the ways,
Of happy times and laughing times
and bright and sunny days.
I’d like the tears of those who
grieve, to dry before the sun;
Of happy memories that I leave
when life is done.
~Unknown