Claudia Nichols

Claudia Nichols, 89 of Benton died Saturday, July 18, 2015. She was born May 4, 1926 to the late W. O. and Bertha Wadley of Salem, Ark. She was a retired teacher from the Benton Public Schools and a member of the Northside Church of Christ. Survivors include her husband, M. L. (Nick) Nichols; one son, Stephen J. (Kim) Nichols of Benton; two daughters, Linda Butler (Rick) of Dardanelle and Cheryl McCartney (Robert) of Chouteau, Okla.; six grandchildren, Chris Butler and Lacey Butler of Dardanelle, Allison McCartney of Edmond, Okla., Kara McCartney of Tulsa, Okla., Katie Nichols of Charlotte, N.C., and Parker Nichols of Benton; four great-grandchildren, Jacob Coffman, Jaelie Laymon, Brayson and Bailey Butler. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, July 20, 2015 at Northside Church of Christ with Jim Gardner officiating. The visitation will be at Roller-Ballard Funeral Home (315-4047) from 2-4 p.m., Sunday, July 19, 2015. Serving as pallbearers are Chris Butler, Jacob Coffman, Brayson Butler, Robert McCartney, Tommy McCullar, and John McCullar. The Honorary pallbearers will be the Northside Church of Christ Thursday donut gang. The family requests in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to Northside Church of Christ Corin Reed Christian Camp. Online guestbook www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/ballard.