Walter Nichols, son of the late Edward Carl and Ida Hazlip Nichols, was born in Dexter on April 2, 1934, and passed away at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. on May 25, 2019, at the age of 85 years.
He had lived most of his life in St. Louis, Mo. He was a member of the Nazarene Church, was a Past Patron and 51 year member of Pomegranite Chapter #397 in Fenton and with Dexter Chapter #311, Order of the Eastern Star, and a Past Master and 51 year member of the Fenton Masonic Lodge #281. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army
On April 27,1951 he was married to Lula Barker in Dexter.
Surviving are one daughter, Debra Eichorn of Godfrey, Ill.; five grandchildren; four great grandchildren; one sister, Peggy Revis of Maryland Heights, Mo. Other family and friends also survive. He was preceded in death by one son, Timothy Nichols Sr., his son Timothy Nichols Jr. and one daughter, Donna Sellers.
Visitation was held on Saturday, June 1, 2019 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Chapel in Dexter. Masonic services were held at 5:15 p.m.
Funeral services were held on Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 2 p.m. at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Chapel Dexter, Mo.
Interment followed in the Hagy Cemetery in Dexter with full military honors, Watkins and Sons Funeral Service of Dexter was in charge of arrangements.