February 23 1931 January 13 2020
Sadie Raye Nickels, age 88 of Cameron, passed away Monday morning, January 13, 2020 in the Legacy Nursing Home in Cameron. Services for Mrs. Nickels are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. with visitation from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Thursday, January 16, 2020 at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale with Gary Westbrook officiating. Graveside services are 3:00 p.m. Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Glenrest Cemetery at Big Lake, Texas. Sadie was born February 23, 1931 in Rockdale to Hosea and Ivie (Dickey) Blackmon. She and George J. Nickels were married August 19, 1946 in Rockdale. She was a homemaker who loved her children, grandchildren and all of her nieces and nephews so very much. Sadie also loved to bird watch, looking at and admiring flowers and collecting cookie jars. She has lived in Cameron since 1989. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Nickels on October 28, 1997; their daughter, Diane Box in 1964; Grandsons, Timothy Nickels in 1973, Larry Leftwich in 1995 and Jared Rowell in 2003 and all 12 of her siblings. Surviving are sons, Michael Nickels of Cameron and Larry Nickels and wife Gaye of Red Oak; Daughters, Nancy Leftwich and husband Johnny of Cameron and Sandy Gilbert of College Station; Son-in-law, Marron “Frog” Box of Lucedale, Mississippi; 12 grandchildren, Roger, Christi, Larry, Jesse, Jared, Timothy, Brandi, Jason, Betheny, Larry, Diane, and Tami; 16 great grandchildren, Paula, Nick, Braxton, Titus, Max, Ella, Timothy, Ryan, Brooke, Tristin, Alonna, Jordan, Cheyenne, Lauryn, Kyli, and Maci; 7 great-great grandchildren, Gracie, Tess, Duke, Madden, Meredith, Addilyn, Aschten and special nieces, Dodie Wilkins and Jeanne Schmick both of Cameron. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Sadie Raye Nickels please visit our Sympathy Store.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Sadie Raye Nickels February 23 1931 January 13 2020.
Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home
Death notice for the town of: Rockdale, state: Texas