| In Memoriam
Christopher George (Smiley)
Nichols |
| Smiley Nichols, age 61, passed
away November 19, 2003, after a valiant four-year battle with cancer.
He and his family left the Birmingham area in 1969 and for the last 14 years lived in Las Vegas, Nevada. He graduated from Woodlawn High School in 1960 where he was a member of the Warbler's Club. He went on to Auburn University where he played varsity baseball. He was preceded in death by his parents, Christopher Ellis and Naomi Schou Nichols. Survivors include his high school sweetheart and wife of over 40 years, Dorothy "Dot" Willcutt Nichols; sons, Christopher George Nichols, Jr. of Phoenix, Arizona, and Kevin Lane Nichols of San Francisco, California; sister, Anna Lu Hemphill of Birmingham; brothers, Larry Ellis (Faye) Nichols of Birmingham, and Ronald Schou (Kay) Nichols of Springville; numerous nieces and nephews, extended family, and a world of friends. Services were held November 22 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Odyssey Healthcare, Inc.'s "Harbor House," 4011-A McLeod, Las Vegas, NV 89121. Posted by
his WHS classmates, |