Leola Tharp-Nichols Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Leola Tharp-Nichols (Independence, Kansas), who passed away on January 2, 2024 at the age of 98. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Fred Erwin Leek and Ionia Calvert (Searight); and her siblings, Alfred Raymond Leek, Loren Leek and Lorena.
She is survived by: her former husband Francis E Tharp; her children, Carolyn S (Tharp), Joy (James), Janice K (Tharp) and Donald E Tharp; her grandchildren, Lance E Joy, Taunya R Wood (Joy), Danner Cox, Jared Cox, Justin Cox, Lisa K Myers (Tharp), Teresa D Burlison (Tharp) and Christopher E Tharp; her husband William R Nichols; and her son-in-law Delbert Cox.
