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Ophelia Sevier Nicols - Madison Parish, Louisiana 

From Vicksburg Evening Post, August 23, 1949

FINAL RITES HELD FOR MRS. NICOLS THIS MORNING
Tallulah Resident Dies Monday At Age Of 81

TALLULAH, La, Aug. 23-Funeral services for Mrs. Ophelia Sevier Nicols were held from the 
Episcopal Church here this morning with the Reverend Daniel J. Gillam, rector of the church,
officiating.

Internment was in the family plot at Cedar Hill Cemetery at Vicksburg with the Crothers 
Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Nicols, a prominent resident in Tallulah, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. 
Alberta Ammons, Monday. She was 81 years old.

A member of the Presbyterian Church, Mrs. Nicols was also a member of the Daughters of the 
American Revolution, the Gold Star Mothers of World War One, and the American Legion 
Auxiliary.

In addition to her daughter, she is survived by two sons, Edwin Nicols, Austin, Texas and 
Albert Nicols, Shreveport; five grandchildren; six (great) grandchildren; and a brother, 
James Sevier, Gulfport.

Pallbearers, all nephews of Mrs. Nicols were: W. P. Sevier, Jr., Jim Sevier, Barton Sevier, 
Albert Sevier, George Sevier, Andrew Sevier, and Dr. Preston Herring.