Show Mother of Elizabeth Castle Dies is in Montana 1 Mr and Mrs Edwin W Castle returned to Vernal Monday after a trip trip to Helena Montana to attend the funeral of Mrs Castles Castle's mother Mrs William C Nichols who died after a short illness Ulness and surgery a week ago Mrs Nichols was born Dec 20 1877 1377 in Henry Putman County Illinois the daugh daugh- daughter tel ter of William F and Wini fred Elizabeth Drake She at- at attended attended tended schools in Illinois be- be before before fore moving to Helena In 1908 She was married a year ear later to William C Nichols member of a prominent Mon Mon- Montana Montana tana pioneer family The fam- fam families made their home in one neighborhood for over n a century Mr Nichols died July 31 1947 Mrs Nichols was known for her many mallY charitable acts and during the past year com com- completed more than one hundred old hand made scrap scrapbooks scrapbooks books for children at the Crippled Childrens Children's Hospital Survivors include a daugh daugh- daughter ter Mrs Edwin W Elizabeth Ellzabeth Castle of Vernal and a son Thomas E Nichols of Oregon City Oregon four dren and four great grand children Interment was at Helena Montana |