NAME: ROBERT JAMES "BUCKY" NICHOLS, AGE 39, A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: SEPTEMBER 15, 1964 HAYTI, MISSOURI TO SANDY LEE AND IRENE (RILEY) NICHOLS..

PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2004 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.. AGE: 39 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 12 DAYS.

EDUCATION: HE ATTENDED ATOKA SCHOOLS.

OCCUPATION: HE WORKED AS A SKILLED CEMENT FINISHER FOR THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.

CHURCH AFFILIATION: ROBERT WAS OF THE METHODIST FAITH.

SURVIVED BY

COMPANION: GWEN DRAPER OF THE HOME IN ATOKA, OK.

CHILDREN: ERIC, THAAO, AND ROSA HOPSON NICHOLS OF ATOKA, OK.

MOTHER OF HIS CHILDREN: ANNA HOPSON OF ATOKA, OK.

GRANDDAUGHTER: TAHLINA HOPSON OF ATOKA, OK.

SISTERS: DELOIS OWENS AND HUSBAND ALBERT OF OKLAHOMA CITY. MATTIE NICHOLS AND HUSBAND GREG OF ATOKA, OK. JANICE WALKER AND HUSBAND MICHAEL OF ATOKA, OK. SANDRA KAY MARION AND HUSBAND CHUCK OF KANSAS. CASANDRA KENDRIX AND HUSBAND STANLEY OF KANSAS.

BROTHERS: WILLIE RILEY AND WIFE JOSEPHINE OF ATOKA, OK. CHARLES RILEY AND ERMA PORTER OF ATOKA, OK. LOUIS MICHAEL NICHOLS AND WIFE CHAROLETTE OF ATOKA, OK.

PRECEDED IN DEATH BY

INFANT DAUGHTER: DOMINIQUE HOPSON NICHOLS. PARENTS: SANDY AND IRENE NICHOLS. NEPHEW: RICKY TYLER RICE. SISTERS: DOROTHY JEAN NICHOLS AND PATRICIA ANN RICE.

DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2004 AT 2:00 PM. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN'S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.

INTERMENT: GREEN HILL CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK.

OFFICIATING: PASTOR WILLARD HARRISON.

CASKETBEARERS: MICHAEL WALKER, WAYNE BOWEN, ROYCE BROWN, CHARLIE MCCARTY, MICHAEL WALKER JR., CODY NICHOLS.

HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: SHAYNATHIAN HICKS, LOUIS NICHOLS JR., DAVID NICHOLS, BRANDON NICHOLS.

FLOWERBEARERS: ROCHELLE WALKER, PAMELA RILEY, LEANN NICHOLS, CHRISTINE RILEY, CONSTANCE RICE, CHAROLETTE HARRISON.