Mrs. Marilyn Christine Youngblood Nichols, 80, of Adrian, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2022, following an extended illness. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, July 18, in the chapel of Chapman Funeral Home. Interment followed in Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. The family received friends from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday, July 18, at Chapman Funeral Home.
Mrs. Nichols was born September 17, 1941, in Swainsboro, to Ernest Youngblood and Maggie Riner Youngblood. She lived many years in Bonaire and Adrian. In 2018, she moved with her daughter and son-in-law to Carriere, MS. While living in Adrian, she became a member of Emanuel Christian Ministries. Mrs. Nichols is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Charles Theron “Bunny” Nichols; and brother, Dennis Arnold Youngblood.
Mrs. Nichols is survived by her son, Christopher Kenneth Nichols (Rebecca D’Annunzio) of Fort Valley; daughter, Christine Kaye Ponder (George) of Carriere, MS; grandchildren, Kenneth R. Nichols, April M. Bruhl (Jimmy), and Stacey L. Ponder; sister, Charlotte Edna Wood of Dellwood; one greatgrandchild; several nieces, nephews, and many friends.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to Forest General Hospice in Hattiesburg, MS for their care of Mrs. Nichols.
Chapman Funeral Home of Swainsboro was in charge of arrangements.
