Johnson-Carter County TN Archives Obituaries.....Nikazy, Vera S October 16, 2006
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Elizabethton Star Oct 18, 2006
Vera S. Nikazy 





    Vera Lee Sheets Nikazy, 88, 155 Price Road, Elizabethton, died Monday Oct. 

16, 2006, in the Ivy Hall Nursing Home. 





    She was a loving and devoted mother and wife. A sixth generation 

Tennessean, born Dec. 15, 1917, in Johnson County, the daughter of the late 

Walter Ollar and Martha Elizabeth Tester Sheets. She and her late husband, 

Edward Nikazy, celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary prior to Edward's 

death in 1989. 





    She was preceded in death by six brothers and two sisters. 





    She resided briefly at Ivy Hall Nursing Home. From 2002 through September 

2006, she lived at the Pine Oaks Assisted Living Facility in Johnson City. 

From 1946 through 1960, she and her family made their home in Carter County. 

In 1961, the family moved to Kissimmee, Florida. In 1982, the family returned 

to Carter County. She was a member of the Hunter First Baptist Church. 





    Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law, Helen Kieper, Gray, 

and Irene and Raymond Smith, Elizabethton; three sons and daughters-in-law, 

Eddie and Peggy Nikazy, Hendersonville, Calvin and Jonni Nikazy, Jacksonville, 

Fla., and Steven and Sherri Nikazy, Philadelphia, Pa. In addition, she was the 

loving grandmother of nine grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren; brother and 

sister-in-law, Michael and Faye Sheets, Hickory, N.C.; sister, Ellarose 

Barney, Mountain City; and several nieces and nephews. 





    Funeral Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Memorial Funeral 

Chapel with the Rev. Eric Eggers, Dr. Dennis Deese and the eulogy by her son, 

Steven. Graveside service and interment will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in the 

Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Mountain City. Music will be provided 

by Bob Moore, soloist, and Sandra Grindstaff, pianist. Active pallbearers, who 

are requested to assemble at the cemetery at 10:50 a.m. Thursday, will be the 

following grandsons, Christopher Nikazy, Randy Smith, Brian Caskey, Chad 

Nikazy, Jamie Caskey, Cpl. Lance Hill, nephew, and Dwayne Jewel. Honorary 

pallbearers will be Raymond Smith, Dr. Mark Chang, Dr. David Fenner, Lorenzo 

Serna and Dr. Bendfelt. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. 

Wednesday in the funeral home. Friends may also call at her residence. For 

those who prefer, memorials may be made in memory of Mrs. Nikazy to the 

Alzheimer's Association of Northeast Tennessee, 207 N. Boone Street, Suite 

1500, Johnson City, TN 37604. Family and friends will assemble at the cemetery 

at 10:50 a.m. Thursday. Online condolences to the Nikazy family may be e-

mailed to mfc@chartertn.net. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of the 

arrangements. 



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