Eleanor Coon Nichols

Eleanor Ruth Coon Nichols passed away November 24, 2025 at the age of 88. She was born November 19, 1937 to the late John Doston Coon, Sr. and Ethel Mae Dickinson Coon.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Cullen Nichols, brother, John Doston Coon, Jr. and step-mother, Mary Frances Coon.

She is survived by her sons, Ben (Sydney) Nichols, Jeff (Sherrie) Nichols, Pat (Brooke) Nichols; grandchildren, John Allen (Lucy) Nichols, Doston Nichols, Clayton Nichols, Hope Nichols and Haley (Samuel) Fields; great-grandchildren, James Henry Nichols, Lillian Scott Nichols and step-brother, Bill Dailey.

Funeral services will be Sunday, November 30, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Lawrence Brown-Service Funeral Home of Selma with her son, Ben Nichols officiating. Interment will follow at Pineview Memory Gardens in Valley Grande. Visitation will begin at the funeral home in Selma beginning at 1:00 p.m., prior to the service.

Eleanor loved her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and lived out her faith with quiet strength and unwavering devotion. A longtime member of Elkdale Baptist Church, she served faithfully as a Sunday School teacher for many years, blessing countless lives with her wisdom, kindness, and steadfast commitment to the Lord’s work.