James Lewis Nuckolls (1949)

NUCKOLLS, MUSSELMAN, PRICE, GOANS

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Date: 9/13/2006 at 14:30:44

Earlham Library Obituaries, August 1949
Earlham, Iowa

JAMES LEWIS NUCKOLLS

James Lewis Nuckolls was born at McKinney, Texas January 8, 1864 and passed away at the West Des Moines Restorium Sunday, August 21, 1949 at 4:00 p.m. He was the son of Perry and Lydia Nuckolls. At the age of six years he and his parents moved to Missouri Valley, Iowa.

He was known to many people as a cook and hotel clerk. Mr. Nuckolls has been a resident of Madison county for the past 50 years. He was united in marriage to Ida Mae Musselman August 6, 1907. To this union one son, Jess, was born. Mr. Nuckolls has made his home with Jess and his wife, Doris, and family for the past sixteen years.

He leaves to mourn his death his wife, Ida Mae, his son and wife, and six grandchildren; Esther, Peggy, Marlin, Shirley, Don and Kay Joan; three sisters; Zola Price, Oakland, California; Kate Goans, Sturgeon, Missouri, and Lucy Musselman, West Des Moines. Five sisters and three brothers preceded him in death. He was baptized at Stuart, Iowa at the Methodist church.

He was a good father and friend to everyone who knew him. He will be missed by every one.

Funeral services were held in the Methodist church in Earlham at 2:00 p.m. in charge of the pastor, C. A. Crouse.

Burial was in the Earlham cemetery.