Emma Joyce Nichols, 91, wife of the late Gerald Nichols of East Smithfield, Pa., passed away on Nov. 26, 2018 at the Sayre Health Center. She was the oldest of 11 children of the late Clair Sr. and Muriel (Brown) Peterson. She was born in the old Chemung Hotel, down by the railroad tracks. Her parents didn't have electricity till she was 7. Joyce quit school after the 10th grade to help the family. She worked at the silk mill on Pine Street in Athens, Pa., for 50 cents an hour, then at the Remington Rand in Elmira, N.Y., in 1944.
Joyce liked to tell people she was born three weeks after Lindbergh flew the ocean, in 1927.
Joyce enjoyed camping, gardening, quilting and cooking. She canned 400 to 500 quarts of food every year, for many years. She loved to cook and bake for her family. She was noted for her bread rolls and popcorn balls. This was her old motto, "Good bread is a necessity in the home of the poor, and often times the most appreciated luxury in the home of the rich."
Joyce taught herself to quilt at age 50. Three years later she won the blue ribbon at the Bloomsburg, Pa., state fair, in 1980.
Joyce has belonged to the Cooperative Extension advisory board, also director with the E. Smithfield Old Timers. She enjoyed helping with Special Olympics. She was a member of the E. Smithfield Methodist Church. She was a quiet and private person. Joyce was a very caring person, and over the years has helped many people with her generosity, time and kindness. Baking over 1,000 cookies at the holiday season was just one thing she loved to do.
Survivors are: three children, Gary (Linda) Nichols, of Bellview, Fla., Marion Clonch of Sayre, Pa., Leslie (Nida) Nichols of E. Smithfield, Pa.; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Also surviving is one brother, Jack Peterson, of Tennessee; and one sister, Ellen (Walter) Depew, of Boca Raton, Fla.
Joyce is predeceased by her parents, Clair Sr. and Muriel (Brown) Peterson, brothers, Clair Jr. (Chris) Peterson of Chemung, N.Y., Clayton Peterson of Lockport, N.Y., Richard (Donna) of Waverly, N.Y., Donald Peterson of Waverly, N.Y., Raymond (Liz) Peterson of Wysox, Pa., Terry (Toni) Peterson of Florida, Charles (Grace) Peterson of Lockwood, N.Y., and sister Patricia Peterson of Towanda, Pa.
It is Joyce's wish that there be no funeral service.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of The Thomas Cremation and Funeral Service, 1297 Elmira St., Sayre, Pa.
Joyce liked to tell people she was born three weeks after Lindbergh flew the ocean, in 1927.
Joyce enjoyed camping, gardening, quilting and cooking. She canned 400 to 500 quarts of food every year, for many years. She loved to cook and bake for her family. She was noted for her bread rolls and popcorn balls. This was her old motto, "Good bread is a necessity in the home of the poor, and often times the most appreciated luxury in the home of the rich."
Joyce taught herself to quilt at age 50. Three years later she won the blue ribbon at the Bloomsburg, Pa., state fair, in 1980.
Joyce has belonged to the Cooperative Extension advisory board, also director with the E. Smithfield Old Timers. She enjoyed helping with Special Olympics. She was a member of the E. Smithfield Methodist Church. She was a quiet and private person. Joyce was a very caring person, and over the years has helped many people with her generosity, time and kindness. Baking over 1,000 cookies at the holiday season was just one thing she loved to do.
Survivors are: three children, Gary (Linda) Nichols, of Bellview, Fla., Marion Clonch of Sayre, Pa., Leslie (Nida) Nichols of E. Smithfield, Pa.; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Also surviving is one brother, Jack Peterson, of Tennessee; and one sister, Ellen (Walter) Depew, of Boca Raton, Fla.
Joyce is predeceased by her parents, Clair Sr. and Muriel (Brown) Peterson, brothers, Clair Jr. (Chris) Peterson of Chemung, N.Y., Clayton Peterson of Lockport, N.Y., Richard (Donna) of Waverly, N.Y., Donald Peterson of Waverly, N.Y., Raymond (Liz) Peterson of Wysox, Pa., Terry (Toni) Peterson of Florida, Charles (Grace) Peterson of Lockwood, N.Y., and sister Patricia Peterson of Towanda, Pa.
It is Joyce's wish that there be no funeral service.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of The Thomas Cremation and Funeral Service, 1297 Elmira St., Sayre, Pa.
Emma Joyce Nichols, 91, wife of the late Gerald Nichols of East Smithfield, Pa., passed away on Nov. 26, 2018 at the Sayre Health Center. She was the oldest of 11 children of the late Clair Sr. and Muriel (Brown) Peterson. She was born in the old Chemung Hotel, down by the railroad tracks. Her parents didn't have electricity till she was 7. Joyce quit school after the 10th grade to help the family. She worked at the silk mill on Pine Street in Athens, Pa., for 50 cents an hour, then at the Remington Rand in Elmira, N.Y., in 1944.
Joyce liked to tell people she was born three weeks after Lindbergh flew the ocean, in 1927.
Joyce enjoyed camping, gardening, quilting and cooking. She canned 400 to 500 quarts of food every year, for many years. She loved to cook and bake for her family. She was noted for her bread rolls and popcorn balls. This was her old motto, "Good bread is a necessity in the home of the poor, and often times the most appreciated luxury in the home of the rich."
Joyce taught herself to quilt at age 50. Three years later she won the blue ribbon at the Bloomsburg, Pa., state fair, in 1980.
Joyce has belonged to the Cooperative Extension advisory board, also director with the E. Smithfield Old Timers. She enjoyed helping with Special Olympics. She was a member of the E. Smithfield Methodist Church. She was a quiet and private person. Joyce was a very caring person, and over the years has helped many people with her generosity, time and kindness. Baking over 1,000 cookies at the holiday season was just one thing she loved to do.
Survivors are: three children, Gary (Linda) Nichols, of Bellview, Fla., Marion Clonch of Sayre, Pa., Leslie (Nida) Nichols of E. Smithfield, Pa.; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Also surviving is one brother, Jack Peterson, of Tennessee; and one sister, Ellen (Walter) Depew, of Boca Raton, Fla.
Joyce is predeceased by her parents, Clair Sr. and Muriel (Brown) Peterson, brothers, Clair Jr. (Chris) Peterson of Chemung, N.Y., Clayton Peterson of Lockport, N.Y., Richard (Donna) of Waverly, N.Y., Donald Peterson of Waverly, N.Y., Raymond (Liz) Peterson of Wysox, Pa., Terry (Toni) Peterson of Florida, Charles (Grace) Peterson of Lockwood, N.Y., and sister Patricia Peterson of Towanda, Pa.
It is Joyce's wish that there be no funeral service.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of The Thomas Cremation and Funeral Service, 1297 Elmira St., Sayre, Pa.
Joyce liked to tell people she was born three weeks after Lindbergh flew the ocean, in 1927.
Joyce enjoyed camping, gardening, quilting and cooking. She canned 400 to 500 quarts of food every year, for many years. She loved to cook and bake for her family. She was noted for her bread rolls and popcorn balls. This was her old motto, "Good bread is a necessity in the home of the poor, and often times the most appreciated luxury in the home of the rich."
Joyce taught herself to quilt at age 50. Three years later she won the blue ribbon at the Bloomsburg, Pa., state fair, in 1980.
Joyce has belonged to the Cooperative Extension advisory board, also director with the E. Smithfield Old Timers. She enjoyed helping with Special Olympics. She was a member of the E. Smithfield Methodist Church. She was a quiet and private person. Joyce was a very caring person, and over the years has helped many people with her generosity, time and kindness. Baking over 1,000 cookies at the holiday season was just one thing she loved to do.
Survivors are: three children, Gary (Linda) Nichols, of Bellview, Fla., Marion Clonch of Sayre, Pa., Leslie (Nida) Nichols of E. Smithfield, Pa.; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Also surviving is one brother, Jack Peterson, of Tennessee; and one sister, Ellen (Walter) Depew, of Boca Raton, Fla.
Joyce is predeceased by her parents, Clair Sr. and Muriel (Brown) Peterson, brothers, Clair Jr. (Chris) Peterson of Chemung, N.Y., Clayton Peterson of Lockport, N.Y., Richard (Donna) of Waverly, N.Y., Donald Peterson of Waverly, N.Y., Raymond (Liz) Peterson of Wysox, Pa., Terry (Toni) Peterson of Florida, Charles (Grace) Peterson of Lockwood, N.Y., and sister Patricia Peterson of Towanda, Pa.
It is Joyce's wish that there be no funeral service.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of The Thomas Cremation and Funeral Service, 1297 Elmira St., Sayre, Pa.
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