Carrie Marie (Woodie) Day Nicholson

Published 5:00 am Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Services for Carrie Marie (Woodie) Day Nicholson, of Pensacola,Fla., are 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 25, at Harper-Morris MemorialChapel in Pensacola with Dr. Wesley Wachob officiating.

Graveside services will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, atHawkins Chapel United Methodist Church in Brookhaven.

Mrs. Nicholson, 89, died May 23, 2008. She was born inBrookhaven on Nov. 3, 1918, to Byron and Carrie Campbell Day.

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She was a 1936 graduate of Brookhaven High School and a 1940graduate of Mississippi State College for Women, where she earned abachelor of science degree.

Mrs. Nicholson taught school for several years in Mississippi.In 1948, she met and married Elmer C. (Nick) Nicholson Jr. She wasa loving housewife who enjoyed being close to family and friends.She was a member of First United Methodist Church.

Preceding her in death were her loving husband; three brothers,Herman Day, Stanley Day and Ulric Lee Day; and two sisters, BessieDay Oberschmidt and Mildred Day Entrican.

Survivors are her only son, Tim Nicholson and fiancee, JaniceAbner, both of Pensacola; and several nieces and nephews inBrookhaven and Pensacola.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Feedthe Children, P.O. Box 36, Oklahoma City, OK 73101.