Burnette Bell (Crose) Nichols (1904 - 1986)

Born 15 Jul 1904 in Three Rivers, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Kenyon Nichols — married 28 Dec 1929 in Fort Wayne, In.

Descendants

Died 27 Dec 1986 at age 82 in St. Joseph, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Thur., Jan. 1, 1987 THE TIMES DEATH RECORD BURNETTE B. NICHOLS, 82 and former New Buffalo City treasurer died Saturday, Dec. 27,at mercy-memorial Medical Center in St. Joseph. The funeral was Tuesday, Dec. 30, at Smith Funeral Home in New Buffalo. The Rebekah Lodge, which she was a member of, conducted rites on Tuesday and burial was in Schoolcraft. Memorials were made to New Buffalo Ambulance. Mrs. Nichols was born July 15, 1904, in Three Rivers. She served as New Buffalo City treasurer for 15 years before resigning in 1973 and had worked as a bookkeeper for New Buffalo Ambulance. She was the past president of Daughters of the American Revolution. Survivors include three sons, Jon of St. Joseph, Frank of Fort Wayne, IN., and Charles of Michigan City, IN.: 3 grandchildren: a sister Doris Gilchrist of Three Rivers. Her husband, Charles preceded her in death in 1977

Mrs. Nichols three boys Jon, Charlie and Frank grew up in New Buffalo. In Three Rivers high school Burnette was very active in school events, she was on the basket ball team , track team, glee club, ass't art editor.

The Colvin and Crose family in 2013 started telling me that Burnette Crose and Doris Crose were not sisters, and that Doris was really Burnette's daughter.

Sources

• Frank Nichols (fnichols@columbus.rr.com

Frank has death certificate from Berrien County, Michigan