Nancy Mae (Patterson) Nichols, 83, of Pea Ridge, died Saturday, April 21, 2023, at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale, Arkansas, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born January 4, 1940, to William Ray Patterson and Zula Mae (Troy) Patterson on the family farm northeast of Pea Ridge. She was a 1958 graduate of Pea Ridge High School and briefly attended the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. She married Joe Jerry Nichols on January 8, 1961, and they shared 60 years of marriage before his death in 2021.

Nancy was a homemaker, secretary for the Carroll County Conservation District in Berryville, and a substitute teacher. She worked alongside her husband at many United Methodist churches in Arkansas and Iowa during the 45 years he served as a Methodist pastor. She also volunteered as a poll worker and for the Pea Ridge Historical Museum. She was a member of the Pea Ridge Lions Club, the Pea Ridge Historical Society, the Pea Ridge Alumni Society, the Pea Ridge Cemetery board, and the Pea Ridge United Methodist Church. She had a great many interests and hobbies, including painting, bird watching, rock collecting, gardening, baking, embroidery, local and family history, and travel. She was an avid newspaper reader and Razorback football fan. She dearly loved her family, schoolmates, and community.

Nancy is survived by her son Jeff Nichols (Mary Doud) of Boone, Iowa; daughter and caretaker Jennifer Caldwell (Bill) of Pea Ridge; grandchildren Shannon Lamb (Tim) of Paragould, Emily Sievers (Quentin) of Saratoga Springs, Utah, and Micah Gomez (Jose) of Eagle Mountain, Utah; sisters Peggy Greene of St. Louis, Missouri, and Linda Schooley of Pea Ridge; and twelve nieces and nephews.

Visitation is set for 5-7 p.m. Friday, April 28, 2023 at Sisco Funeral Home Chapel in Pea Ridge. Service is set for 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 29, 2023 at the Pea Ridge United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Pea Ridge Cemetery.

Memorials can be made to the Pea Ridge United Methodist Church, 1209 N Davis Street Pea Ridge, Ar 72751.

Online condolences may be made at siscofuneralhome.net