Bethel Nickles

Bethel Sturdevant Nickles 82, of Kerrville, TX, passed away at her home Dec. 31, 2013, after a brave two year battle with multiple major illnesses.

Bethel was born March 25, 1931, in Sayre, PA to Edwin Howard and Florence Watkins Sturdevant.

She graduated as a registered nurse from Robert Packer Hospital School of Nursing in Sayre and later earned an EMT rating. She married William P. Bill Nickles November 17, 1956, in South Charleston, WV where both were employed by Union Carbide Chemicals Co.

They lived in South Charleston, WV, and Texas City, Brownsville and Nassau Bay, Texas, before moving to Kerrville in 1987 after Bill retired from Union Carbide. She was an EMT with the Nassau Bay VFD.

After retirement Bethel and Bill enjoyed travel, hunting in TX, and fishing in British Columbia, Canada. Bethels hobbies included playing bridge, sewing and quilting. Bethel volunteered 25 years at Peterson Hospice with her nursing background and at other places using her gifts for sewing and cooking. Bethel was selected a Lifes Treasure, based on her volunteer work, in the first year of that program run by The Kerrville Daily Times.

Bethel was a member of and active at the First United Methodist Church in Kerrville.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two sons, Mark William and Douglas James, and her sister Amber Sheibley.

Survivors are her husband Bill, her daughter Rosalie Nickles and husband Dan Harrison of College Station, TX, her son Matthew Nickles of Austin, Tx, two granddaughters Sawyer and Jenna of College Station, TX, her great granddaughter Kyler of College Station, TX and her brother Robert Sturdevant of Cynthiana, KY.

She was able to enjoy a late Christmas dinner on December 28 with all her family except Dan, Sawyer, and Robert.

Memorials may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 6931 Arlington RDSuite 200, Bethesda, MD or to a charity of ones choice.

The family thanks doctors Young, Mehendale, and Machell for their care and treatment and Peterson Hospice, Tri County Home Health, and Heart Choices for their services and care.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Kerrville Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held on a date to be selected later.

Arrangements are under the direction and personal care of the professionals at Kerrville Funeral Home. 830 8955111

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