Obituary for Barbara "Sparky" Nichols
Graveside services for Barbara “Sparky” Nichols, 74, will be held Saturday, November 12, 2022 at 2 p.m. at Childress Cemetery with Zeth Collom and Patrick Thomas officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home.
She passed away November 8, 2022 in Childress.
Barbara Lee Nichols was born in Childress September 2, 1948 to Bobby Lee "Pete" and Lillian Nichols.
She was a graduate of Childress High School and was a 35-year employee of Childress Independent School District doing a little bit of everything including taking lunch tickets, teaching PE, along with maintenance of the grounds. She ran the Childress Little League for 15 years in the 1980s and 90s. She loved her dogs and cats and was a big advocate for St. Jude’s and Shriner’s giving them donations every month. She loved the Childress Bobcats and listened to the game broadcast every Friday night. She never missed a game in person when her nephews played. She loved to cook for others and was famous for her beef jerky. She loved the Special Olympics. She was a hard-working, dedicated and loyal friend to many in the Childress community.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her best friend, Marla Butcher.
Survivors include three sisters, Peggy Hill and husband, Rodney, Patty Martin and husband, Paul, and Lorry Collom and husband, Ricky; nephews Patrick Thomas and wife, Vasthy, Jeremy Martin and Zeth Collom and wife, Jacque; nieces Quay Collom, Sayre Tovar and husband, Eli, and Clancy Collom; nine great nieces and nephews; aunts Dorothy Nichols and Myrl Burchett; special cousins Zoe Ann Foard and Monica Custer and close friends Suzanne Atchley and Sarah Snow. She also leaves behind her special dog Andy and many other extended family members and friends.
Memorials may be made to Childress Regional Medical Center Hospice or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
She passed away November 8, 2022 in Childress.
Barbara Lee Nichols was born in Childress September 2, 1948 to Bobby Lee "Pete" and Lillian Nichols.
She was a graduate of Childress High School and was a 35-year employee of Childress Independent School District doing a little bit of everything including taking lunch tickets, teaching PE, along with maintenance of the grounds. She ran the Childress Little League for 15 years in the 1980s and 90s. She loved her dogs and cats and was a big advocate for St. Jude’s and Shriner’s giving them donations every month. She loved the Childress Bobcats and listened to the game broadcast every Friday night. She never missed a game in person when her nephews played. She loved to cook for others and was famous for her beef jerky. She loved the Special Olympics. She was a hard-working, dedicated and loyal friend to many in the Childress community.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her best friend, Marla Butcher.
Survivors include three sisters, Peggy Hill and husband, Rodney, Patty Martin and husband, Paul, and Lorry Collom and husband, Ricky; nephews Patrick Thomas and wife, Vasthy, Jeremy Martin and Zeth Collom and wife, Jacque; nieces Quay Collom, Sayre Tovar and husband, Eli, and Clancy Collom; nine great nieces and nephews; aunts Dorothy Nichols and Myrl Burchett; special cousins Zoe Ann Foard and Monica Custer and close friends Suzanne Atchley and Sarah Snow. She also leaves behind her special dog Andy and many other extended family members and friends.
Memorials may be made to Childress Regional Medical Center Hospice or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.