Ronald "Reid" Nichols

Ronald 'Reid ' Nichols SALISBURY - Ronald "Reid" Nichols, 61, of Salisbury, died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2005, at Rowan Regional Medical Center after a period of declining health. Born Sept. 5, 1944, in Roanoke, Va., Mr. Nichols was a son of Nell Mason Nichols of China Grove and the late Joseph "Joe" Nichols. He was educated in Rowan County schools and was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having been stationed in Germany. Of the Baptist faith, Mr. Nichols worked for Celanese and was a farmer. Preceding him in death were sisters Faye Parham and Jean Kurfees. Survivors include wife Nettie Jane Nichols, whom he married May 25, 1968; sons Joe Lee Nichols and Bobby Wayne Nichols, both of Salisbury; daughter Rhonda Jane Ruppard of Salisbury; sisters Linda Messic of Salisbury and Louise Pethel of Enochville; nine grandchildren; and four step-grandchildren. Service : 11 a.m. Monday at Gospel Light Baptist Church with the Rev. Rick Hildebrand officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be at Rowan Memorial Park Mausoleum with military honors conducted by Rowan County Honor Guard. Visitation : 7-8:30 tonight at Lyerly Funeral Home. Memorials : Rowan Regional Home Health and Hospice, 825-A W. Henderson St., Salisbury, NC 28144.