Nicholson

Mary Ann Bailey Nicholson, 81, of Irving, died on Jan. 21, at Matlock Place in Arlington. Mrs. Nicholson wasborn on March 1, 1933 in Pittsburg. Her funeral services were held Saturday, Jan. 24, at 2 p.m. at Erman Smith Funeral Home Chapel and her interment was held at Rose Hill Cemetery in Pittsburg with the Rev. Steve Packer officiating. Mrs. Nicholson loved her family, enjoyed making holidays and birthdays special, gardening especially roses, reading, she was a marvelous cook and seamstress. She enjoyed going fishing and camping with her husband; going to their lake cabin at Cedar Creek Lake was a special retreat for them.

She is survived by one son and daughter-in law: Stephen Nicholson and wife Lisa of Burlington, N.C.; three daughters and three sons-in-law, Vicky and Kelly Green of Longview, Teresa and Gerome Merriman of Arlington, and Karen and Tim Benson of Grand Prairie; one sister, LaFerne Bailey Ribble of Irving; eight grandchildren, Amber Merriman Torti and husband Daniel Torti, Nathan Merriman and wife Heather Merriman, Erin Merriman Froehner and husband Jay Froehner, Jacob Benson and wife Traci Benson, Ryan Merriman and fiancé Bethany Lewis, Andrew Benson, Adam Nicholson and Jordan Nicholson; six greatgrandchildren, Corbyn, Trevor, Savannah and Ashtyn Torti, Parker and Walker Benson, and awaiting the arrival of Addalyn Grace Froehner and Carson Ryder Dean Benson this spring. Mrs. Nicholson was preceded in death by her parents, Royce Clinton Bailey and Estelle Comer Bailey; her husband of 62 years, C.L. Nicholson, Jr.; six brothers, Hershel Bailey, Dean Bailey, Donald Bailey, Orell Bailey, Joe Bailey, and Royce Bailey Jr. Serving as pallbearers were Jacob Benson, Adam Nicholson, Ryan Merriman, Andrew Benson, Nathan Merriman, and Jordan Nicholson. The family would like to extend a special thanks to Matlock Place and Hospice Plus for the special care they gave Mrs. Nicholson, and her special neighbor Ann Allen. Online condolences may be left at www.ermansmithfuneralhome. net.

 

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