Muriel Nicholls

Canton - Muriel Johnson Nicholls, age 90, formerly of Bailey Street, died Sunday, December 28, 2003 at Penick Village Retirement Home in Southern Pines.

She was a native of Benson, North Carolina and was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary Ester Smith Johnson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, C. Capehart "Nick" Nicholls who died in 1987. She moved to Canton in 1936 where she had resided most of her life. She returned to Eastern North Carolina in 1992 where she had resided until the time of her death. She was presented in the 1933 Terpsichorean Debutante Ball in Raleigh. She had also directed numerous weddings while living in Canton. During the Christmas season she assisted her husband at Nicholls Clothing Store in Canton. She was a member of St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Canton.

She is survived by two sons, Smith C. Nicholls and his wife Marylin of Canton, Tim Nicholls and his wife Anita of Raleigh, one sister, Ernestine Parker of Benson, 6 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be held 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 31, 2003 at Bon-A-Venture Cemetery on Old Clyde Road. The Reverend Dr. Russell Smith will officiate. The family will receive friends at Wells Funeral Home in Canton from 1:00 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. Wednesday prior to the services. Following the service, friends and family are invited to the home of Smith and Marylin Nicholls at 13 Terrace Drive, Canton, NC 28716.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Building Fund of St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 99 Academy St., Canton, NC 28716.

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