Obit of Nickles, Fred (n242) - Bryan County, Oklahoma Submitted by: C Colston 26 Mar 2004 Return to Bryan County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/bryan/bryan.htm ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Transcriber Notice: Please note that I am only transcribing this information and do not have any affiliation with this family. Survivors omitted. Durant Daily Democrat Friday, March 5, 2004 Fred Nickles Fred R. Nickles, 91, form DeSoto I.S.D. superintendent, passed away March 2, 2004. Mr. Nickles was born Jan. 18, 1913, in Matoy, Oklahoma. He was married to his wife Ethel for 67 years. He retired as superintendent in DeSoto in 1974 after serving here for 14 years. Mr. Nickles was instrumental in helping establish the Chamber of Commerce in DeSoto, active in the Rotary Club, and member of First United Methodist Church. He will be remembered for doing great things for our school district and hiring quality teachers. He truly cared about his community. The High School Auditorium is named in his honor. Services will be held at 11 am. Friday, March 5, 2004 at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. John Kay officiating. Eulogies will be by Dr. Clyde Box and Roy Orr. Interment will follow at Laurel Land in Dallas. The family will be present to receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Bryan County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/bryan/bryan.htm