NAME: LEONARD RAY NICHOLS, AGE 78, FORMER COAL COUNTY RESIDENT

BORN: OCTOBER 26, 1927 IN COAL COUNTY, OK TO WALTER AND MARY (NEWBERRY) NICHOLS. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY APRIL, 21 2006 AT MCALESTER, OK. AGE: 78 YEARS 5 MONTHS 25 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED VARIOUS SCHOOLS IN OKLAHOMA. OCCUPATION: OILFIELDS. HE WAS A VETERAN OF THE U. S. NAVY. SURVIVED BY CHILDREN: SHIRLEY KOSTNER AND HUSBAND JERRY OF MODESTO, CA. SYDNEY DUKE AND DAVID OF MODESTO, CA. DANIEL NICHOLS OF MODESTO, CA. OTTO LYNN COPELAND OF EUFAULA, OK. MARY CHRISTIANS AND HUSBAND CURTIS OF EUFAULA, OK. DAVID NICHOLS AND TERRI OF EUFAULA, OK. DEBBIE GAROVI AND KARIM OF KILLEEN, TX. 8 GRANDCHILDREN AND 3 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: WALTER NICHOLS AND MARY NEWBERRY NICHOLS. DAUGHTER: JUDITH NICHOLS 2 BROTHERS. 3 SISTERS.

DATE OF SERVICES: MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2006 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICE: BROWN'S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ COALGATE, OK. INTERMENT: COALGATE CEMETERY OFFICIATING: MR. ARVEL HALL.