Orda Delford Nichols^[1]

1937 - 2000  (63 years)

• Name	Orda Delford Nichols
  Born	9 May 1937	Clay, Clay County, West Virginia   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Jul 2000	Clay, Clay County, West Virginia   [3]
  Buried	Francis McKinney Cemetery, Clay, Clay County, West Virginia   [4]
  Person ID	P369	Calvin Gross
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	Delbert Richard Nicholas,   b. 14 Dec 1906, Dundon, Clay County, West Virginia ,   d. 7 Jun 1953, Clay, Clay County, West Virginia  (Age 46 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elsie M. Triplett,   b. Abt 1913,   d. 23 Dec 1987, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio  (Age ~ 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F936	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Elaine Gross,   b. 9 Oct 1939, Akron, Summit County, Ohio ,   d. 17 Jul 2014  (Age 74 years)
  Married	4 Jan 1958	Akron, Summit County, Ohio   [5]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Karina Nichols,   b. 2 Jun 1969, Canton, Stark County, Ohio ,   d. 11 Apr 2009, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas  (Age 39 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2020
  Family ID	F78	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In addition to being brother-in-laws, Jake Triplett and Orda Delford Nichols are 1st cousins 1 time removed. Their common ancestors are William Hedgeman Triplett and Louisa Elizabeth 'Betty' Mullins. Jake's father is an uncle to Orda's mother Elsie. **** Obituary: Orda Delford Nichols, 63, of Clay, WV died Friday, July 14, 2000 at home after a short illness. He was a retired Coal Miner from Island Creek Coal Company and was a veteran. He is survived by wife, Alice Elaine of Clay, WV; daughter Robertta Bloir of Monett, MO, Barbara Pringle of Bickmore, WV, and Karina Wade of Wichita, KS; son, Richard Williams Nichols of Maysel, WV. He is also survived by 9 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Services will be held on Tuesday, July 18, 2000 at 11:00 a.m. at the Carl Wilson Funeral Home, Inc. wiht Rev. Darius Arnold officiating. Burial will follow in the Francis McKinney Cemetery on Triplett Ridge, Clay, WV. Source: Obit provided by RAOGK Volunteer Kathryn Hunt and transcribed by Jerry Gross. It was published in the FREE PRESS Newspaper, Weds, July 19, 2000.

  
  

• Sources

  [S840875520] Social Security Death Index Record, (available at ). [S840875609] Email: Philip Triplett, ([Cousin to Jake Triplett and Orda Nicholas(or Nichols)], address: ptrip37@gmail.com). [S840875602] Phone Correspondence: Helen Ruth (Gross) Nichols, ([Daughter of Ace William and Helen Ruth (Garlinger) Gross]). [S840875610] Obituary: Orda Delford Nichols, ([Husband of Alice Elaine (Gross) Nichols]). [S840876038] Phone Correspondence: Barbara (Nichols) Pringle, ([Daughter of Orda and Alice E. (Gross) Nichols]).