Ross Bradley "R. M." Nichols^[1]

1935 - 2010  (75 years)

• Name	Ross Bradley "R. M." Nichols
  Born	23 Jun 1935	Monroe County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Jul 2010	Lenoir City, Tennessee   [2]
  Buried	19 Jul 2010	Loudon County Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Loudon County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I151303	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Henry Nichols,   b. Abt 1894, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 15 Jul 2010  (Age ~ 116 years)
  Mother	Minnie Chastain,   b. Abt 1900, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 15 Jul 2010  (Age ~ 110 years)
  Family ID	F109733	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Zelma Myers,   d. Bef 13 Aug 2006
  Children	+ 1. Valerie Elaine Nichols,   b. Abt 1959,   d. 13 Aug 2006, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 47 years) + 2. Connie Nichols
  Family ID	F56549	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Linda Tittle
  Married	15 Jul 1985	Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Family ID	F75580	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Jun 1935 - Monroe County, Tennessee Married - 15 Jul 1985 - Knox County, Tennessee Died - 15 Jul 2010 - Lenoir City, Tennessee Buried - 19 Jul 2010 - Loudon County Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Loudon County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 13 May 1960. James Elmer Myers obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 17 Jul 2010. NICHOLS, ROSS BRADLEY, "R.M." - 75, Lenoir City, passed away Thursday, July 15, 2010 at his home following a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born, June 23, 1935, in Monroe Co., TN, the youngest, of seven children. He grew up working area farms with his father who was a sharecropper. As an adult he worked, at Dempster Brothers, Knoxville, Pic-Air, in Oak Ridge and Retired, from Scoville, Lenoir City, in 1998. He was a member, of Local Union 297. He enjoyed working in his yard and watching wrestling, & westerns. He began singing at a young age while working long hours, in the field as a form of entertainment. He attended Browder School and his love of music and his sense of humor made him have a host of friends. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Valerie Elaine Owen Kupfer; parents, Henry & Minnie Chastain Nichols; brother, John Clifford Henry, Jr., Victor Eugene, Verlin Ray; & sister, Hattie Marie. Survivors, wife, of 25 years, Linda Tittle Nichols; daughter, Connie Williams & fiancée David Richards, Harriman; sister, Hazel Gentry, Lenoir City; sister-in-law, Jo Nichols, Knoxville; 4 grandsons, Steven & Justin Davis, Jeremy & Shawn Owen; great-grandson, Tyler Davis; nieces & nephews. The family would like to extend a special thank you, to the Avalon Hospice staff for taking wonderful care, of Mr. Nichols. Family will receive friends 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Loudon Funeral Home Chapel with funeral services at 3 p.m.. Interment 10 a.m. Monday, Loudon Co. Memorial Gardens,. Loudon Funeral Home is charge. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Groom's Name Bride's First Name Bride's Maiden Name County Date of Marriage File # NICHOLS ROSS B LINDA T NOT GIVEN KNOX 07-15-1985 25812