NAME: IRENE (RILEY) NICHOLS, AGE 61, A LONGTIME ATOKA RESIDENT.

BORN: DECEMBER 10, 1939 AT INVERNESS, MISSISSIPPI TO BEN AND ROSIE (GULLEY) RILEY. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2001 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 61 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 1 DAY.

EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT INVERNESS, MS.

MARRIED: SANDY LEE NICHOLS ON SEPTEMBER 16, 1961 AT NOWATA, OK. OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE AND TEACHER'S AIDE.

CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF ATOKA FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.

SURVIVED BY

CHILDREN: WILLIE RILEY OF ATOKA, OK. CHARLES RILEY OF ATOKA, OK. PATRICIA ANN NICHOLS OF ATOKA, OK. DELOIS OWENS OF OKLAHOMA CITY. MICHAEL LOUIS NICHOLS OF ATOKA, OK. ROBERT JAMES NICHOLS OF ATOKA, OK. MATTIE B. NICHOLS OF ATOKA, OK. JANIS KAY WALKER OF ATOKA, OK.

32 GRANDCHILDREN, 6 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

BROTHERS: A. D. RILEY OF DREW, MS. EUGENE RILEY OF INDIANAPOLIS, IN. WILLIE JAMES RILEY OF CHICAGO, IL.

SISTERS: THELMA PHILLIPS OF YAZOO CITY, MS. LUCILLE ROOK OF BELZONA, MS. ALBERTA CALTON OF BELZONA, MS.

PRECEDED IN DEATH BY

PARENTS: BEN AND ROSIE RILEY. HUSBAND: SANDY NICHOLS ON NOVEMBER 18, 1986. DAUGHTER: DOROTHY JEAN NICHOLS. GRANDDAUGHTER: DOMINIQUE NICHOLS. GRANDSON: RICKY TYLER RICE.

DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 2001 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN'S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.

INTERMENT: GREEN HILL CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, OK

OFFICIATING: WILLARD HARRISON.

CASKETBEARERS: MICHAEL WALKER, CLIFFORD BROWN, MARSHALL HARRISON, VENOY SHIELDS, TERRY SHIELDS, CLIFFORD LENNOX.

HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: CECIL HILL, EDGAR VINSON, JERRY VINSON, DALE BROWN, CHARLIE COLTOR, RAY BROOKS.

FLOWER BEARERS: DONNA BATTS, OLYMPIA HILL, BEATRICE BUTLER, CHARLOTTE HARRISON, ANNA HOPSON, GAIL UWAFFO.