Show Utah Musician Dies on Coast Earnest t W. W Nichols 79 former Utah musician and band leader died Thursday morning in Hayward Hayward Hayward Hay- Hay I ward Cal after a Lange lingering sin g ill illness ill ill- illY Y n ness e s s according i d t to word received b by SnIt Salt Lake rel rel- f atY Mr N Nichols i c h 0 1 s y No w was a s prominent in U Utah Uta t a h music fell f ell circles c 1 e s many a ayears years until maying may may- moving moving ing to California 5 5 in 1921 He was b born o 0 r n Mr Nichols Ichols Feb 5 1869 at Brigham City a ason ason ason son of Alvin and Charlotte Wright ht Nichols and had been interested in music throughout his life He and his family traveled as a band and entertainment group throughout through through- out the thc intermountain area presenting presenting presenting pre pre- concerts and programs For many years he was head of the music department at Weber academy and the Ogden Industrial school band He also organized and directed the Ladies' Ladies band o of Ogden many years He was the father of LorIng Red Nichols nationally known orchestra leader After leaving Utah he moved to Santa Rosa Cal and then to San Francisco where he had charge of or orthe the California Boys' Boys club a number number number num num- ber of years He later retired and moved to San Leandro Ca Cal to tomake tomake tomake make his home He is survived by three daughters daughters daugh dauSh and a son Mrs Lee Layman Ogden den Mrs E. E D. D Robb Salt Lake City Mrs V. V H H. Langdon San Jose Ca Cal and Loring LorinS Nichols Los Angeles two taro brothers Ephraim Nichols Burley Ida and Leslie Nichols Brigham City four sisters sisters sisters sis sis- sis sis- Mrs Venna Venn a Pearse Los Angeles Angeles An An- geles Mrs Lottie Cozier Honolulu Honolulu Honolulu Hono Hono- lulu T T. H. H Hattie Nichols and Mrs Ada Madsen Brigham City |