- Date Of Birth: January 26, 1921
- Date Of Death: April 18, 2013
- State: Idaho
Dorothy Evelyn Nichols
Dorothy Evelyn Nichols, 92, a resident of Glenns Ferry, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2013 at Poplar Grove Assisted Living in Glenns Ferry.
Dorothy Evelyn Nichols was born on January 26, 1921 to Harry E. and Clara (Skinrood) Bray in the little farming town of Kimball, South Dakota. She began her Piano lessons as a pre-schooler from her aunt, Cora Skinrood. She attended school in Kimball where she was active in the band, playing the tuba, and in other musical activities. She graduated from high school in 1939, after which she enrolled in Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, South Dakota. After receiving her degree in music education in 1943, she taught music in a small town in Eastern South Dakota.
During her college years, her family moved to Rapid City in Western South Dakota.
For the next 32 years she taught hundreds of Glenns Ferry students’ band, vocal music and English. In 1981 she retired from teaching, but not from her commitment to the community.
Dorothy is survived by her brother, Richard A. Bray (Gladys), of Rapid City, South Dakota; a son, Tim Nichols of Boise; one step-son Larry (DeeAnn) Nichols of Rancho Mirage, California; seven grandsons, two granddaughters, three nephews, one niece and several great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Lee; step-sons, Ray and Jan Nichols; a granddaughter, Ashley Nichols; a grandson, Stirling Nichols; and a nephew, Darrell Bray.
