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 1920 - 2005 (85 years)
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| Name |
Nichols, Venita Ileen [1, 2, 3] |
| Born |
24 Aug 1920 |
Bonaparte, Van Buren, Iowa, USA  [1, 2, 3] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Residence |
1 Jan 1925 |
Des Moines, Van Buren, Iowa, USA [3] |
| Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter |
| Residence |
1930 |
Des Moines, Van Buren, Iowa, USA [1] |
| Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter |
| Residence |
1940 |
Folker, Clark, Missouri, USA [2] |
| Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter |
| Died |
13 Nov 2005 |
Keokuk, Lee Co., Iowa, USA |
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| Buried |
Mount Sterling, Van Buren, Iowa, USA |
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| Person ID |
I3110 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
21 Jan 2022 |
| Father |
Nichols, Herchel H, b. 11 Dec 1892, Keosauqua, Van Buren, Iowa, USA , d. 15 Dec 1981, Kahoka, Clark County, Missouri, USA (Age 89 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Humphrey, Naomi, b. 3 Oct 1897, Chicken Ridge, Van Buren Co., IA , d. 17 Jul 1984, Kahoka, Clark, Missouri, USA (Age 86 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Married |
25 Feb 1915 |
Van Buren County, Iowa, USA [4] |
| Documents |
 | Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937
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| Family ID |
F1353 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 24 Aug 1920 - Bonaparte, Van Buren, Iowa, USA |
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 | Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1 Jan 1925 - Des Moines, Van Buren, Iowa, USA |
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| Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter - 1930 - Des Moines, Van Buren, Iowa, USA |
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 | Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter - 1940 - Folker, Clark, Missouri, USA |
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 | Died - 13 Nov 2005 - Keokuk, Lee Co., Iowa, USA |
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 | Buried - - Mount Sterling, Van Buren, Iowa, USA |
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| Notes |
- Veneta Merrick
Tuesday, November 15, 2005 5:14 PM CST
Daily Gate City
KAHOKA, Mo. - Veneta Merrick, 85, of Kahoka, Mo., died Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005, in Keokuk Area Hospital.
She was born on Aug. 24, 1920, in Bonaparte, the daughter of Herchel and Naomi Humphrey Nichols.
She was united in marriage to G. Eddie Merrick on Dec. 20, 1940, in Kahoka. He preceded her in death on July 25, 1989.
She and her husband lived and farmed in the Asbury community until moving to Luray, Mo., in 1967. In 1988, they moved to Kahoka. She worked at Sheller Globe in Keokuk for 23 years until her retirement. She was a member of the Kahoka United Methodist Church and the Missouri Longriders. She was on the OATS board and was the Volunteer of the Year in 2000. she also loved volunteering at the Clark County Nursing Home. She collected angels and salt and pepper shakers and did a lot of canvas work. Above all else, she loved spending time with her family, especially the children. She was a warm and gentle person and will be missed by all who knew her.
Survivors include: a sister, Vada Bergman and her husband, Delbert, of Burnside, Ill.; a brother, Lowell Nichols and his wife, Marie, of Luray; and several nieces and nephews, including Ronnie Busby and his wife, Karen, of Luray, Dawn Busby and her children, Shannon and Cheyann Hoenig of Kahoka, Mo., and Niki Wardlow, her husband, Jake, and her son, Blaine, of Kahoka; and other relatives.
She also was preceded in death by two sisters, Juanita Busby and Carolene Nichols in infancy; and three brothers, Carmon, Verlin and Floyd Nichols.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Kahoka United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Deborah Schmidt officiating.
Burial will be in the Harness Cemetery, Mount Sterling.
Visitation is after 1 p.m. Wednesday at Vigen Memorial Home in Kahoka, with the family meeting with friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
Memorials may be made to the Harness Cemetery or Clark County Rescue Squad.
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- [S1209] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Des Moines, Van Buren, Iowa; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2340420.
- [S1208] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Folker, Clark, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02096; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 23-4.
- [S1225] Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;).
- [S1584] Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Textual Records.
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