OBITS: Daily Herald 3 Jul 2005; Provo, Utah co., Utah

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Nichols, Vonnie Elizabeth            
Vonnie Elizabeth Nichols, beloved mother, grandmother, aunt, neighbor, and
stalwart temple worker, passed away peacefully in her home attended by family
on Tuesday, June 28, 2005. She was born in Los Angeles, California, January
17, 1925, the older of two daughters of Robert C. Davis and Vonnie Bertha
Burnett. She attended BYU and was married in 1949, after which she lived in LA
as her four children arrived. A Master Teacher in the LA City School District
for over 30 years, she received her M.Ed. in 1974, and moved to Provo in 1989,
after retirement, to be near her grown children. She treasured her membership
in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was a source of
satisfying involvement all her life: she served in Primary and Relief Society
presidencies, was a brilliantly-prepared Sunday School teacher, and could
carry out with pride the duties of all positions in the Provo Temple, where
she worked from the time she moved here. She was an avid genealogist. She had
many other loves: swimming, at the beach or in the pool; big band music and
dancing; study; travel. She traveled the world over, from Russia to New
Zealand, from Egypt and Israel to Europe and Hawaii. Her family loves to wear
the beautiful sweaters she knitted and crocheted for them. She was always
busy, always upbeat, always clear about how things should be and strong in the
faith that they could be as they should be. She was preceded in death by a
daughter, Lockey Elizabeth. She is survived by her sister Millie (Fred) Lange
of Orem, son Jeff (Nick) W. Nichols III (Julie) of Provo, son Robert Burke
Nichols (Annette) of Salt Lake City, daughter Victoria Lyn (Lance) Pierson of
Etonville, Washington; 14 grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren. A memorial
service will be held on Tuesday, July 5, 2005, at the Edgemont South Stake
Center, 350 East 2950 North, Provo at 2:00 p.m. The family will receive
friends and neighbors at 1:00. Graveside services at East Lawn Cemetery at
2:00 p.m. June 29, 2005.
Published in the Daily Herald on 7/3/2005.