Obituaries:  Barbara Nichols Irwin, Sabine Parish       I-650
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Apr 2, 1997
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Barbara Nichols Irwin

  Funeral services for Barbara Nichols Irwin, 80, of DeQuincy,
were at 2 p.m., Tuesday, April 1, 1997, in the Pentecostal Church
of DeQuincy.

  The Rev. David Hennigan officiated. Burial was in Perkins
Cemetery, under the direction of Snider Funeral Home.

  Mrs. Irwin died March 30, 1997, in DeQuincy.

  She was a member of DeQuincy United Methodist Church, attended
the Pentecostal Church of DeQuincy, was a past recipient of
DeQuincy Service Award, active in Campfire Girls, and in Boy
Scouts. She was also active in DeQuincy Band Booster Club,
co-founder of DeQuincy Railroad Festival, and the DeQuincy Youth
Group. Her father was the founder of Nichols Department Store
chain, and Mrs. Irwin and her late husband operated the Nichols
Department Store in DeQuincy for many years.

  She is survived by one son, Rusty Irwin of DeQuincy; three
daughters, Sondra Stark, Sharon Royer, and Colleen Pinder, all of
DeQuincy; one brother, Truman Nichols of Many; 11 grandchildren;
and seven great grandchildren.