Mary "Beth" Nicklis

NICKLIS, Mary "Beth," 58, of Quinton, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, October 14, 2008. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles P. Nicklis Sr.; parents, John and Elva Faircloth; sisters, Shirley Sampson, Evelyn Knight and Carolyn Bonjonia; brothers, John E. Faircloth Jr. and James S. Faircloth. She is survived by her son, Charles P. Nicklis Jr. (Ashley) of Raleigh, N.C.; brother, Russell Faircloth (Ellen); sisters, Doris Hardison, Reva Fuller, Paula Leonard and Carolyn Everett; grandchildren, Jaxon and Tylar Nicklis; mother-in-law, Gertrude Nicklis; niece, Jody Wright (Ricky); great-niece, Haleigh Cottrell; and other special nieces, nephews, special friends, her church family, and her beloved pets, Nick and Sampson. Beth was a retired registration administrator at DMV with 38 years of service. She was a member of Emmaus Baptist Church, where she sang in the choir. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, October 16, 2008 at Nelsen Funeral Home and Crematory, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., Richmond. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday at Emmaus Baptist Church, 6700 Emmaus Church Rd., Providence Forge, Va., with Pastor Vallerie F. King officiating. Interment will follow in Washington Memorial Park, Sandston, Va. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 4640 Park Place Ct., Glen Allen, Va. 23060, or to SPCA International, P.O. Box 1230, Washington, D.C. 20013.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.