May 19, 1915-May 20, 2007
Parents
Rexford Nichols (1891-1956) and Bertha Hillaker (1892-1931)
Siblings
This is a bit complicated as Rexford married twice. To keep things simple, I’m listing only the children of Rexford and Bertha here.
- Twin sister Belva Nichols
- Russel Retherford Nichols
- Harmond J nichols
- Wanda Nichols
- Dellas Nichols
Marriage
Donald Edmond Wallace on April 8, 1935 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Children
Stories
Visits Port Huron, 1940
Beva was in the Cass City Chronicle’s “Down Memory Lane” article of Thursday, February 25, 1965. “Mrs. Donald Wallace and sons, Bobby and Jack, are spending the week with relatives in Port Huron.” This appeared in the ’25 Years Ago’ section of the article.
Residence, 1940
The 1940 census shows Don and Beva living with children Robert, Beverly, and Jack. They rent their home for $12/month. He is 25, married, has graduated from high school, and works about 50 hours a week as a general farmer. (This is Mrs. Gillis’s house, south of the family farm.)
Racoon In The Living Room, 1950
In October 1950, the Cass City Chronicle reported, “The Cass City Chronicle reported that, “To walk into your dining room in the morning and find a coon sitting on a chair is a bit unusual, to say the least. This happened to Mrs. Don Wallace on Saturday morning. On Friday men working in a bean field flushed out the coon and during the night the animal entered the basement of the Wallace house and ate two ducks.”
Christmas 1970
Walbro 1956-1982
Beva Wins $50, 1982
Obituary, 2007
Transcript
Beva B. Wallace, 92, of Cass City, died Sunday, May 20, 2007 in Hills & Dales General Hospital, Cass City. She was born May 19, 1915 at home in Argyle Township, the daughter of Rexford and Bertha (Hillaker) Nichols. She married Donald Edmund Wallace in Detroit. He died April 29, 1970. Wallace worked at Walbro Corporation in Cass Cit for 26 years, retiring in 1982. She is survived by her children: Robert (Bea) Wallace of Hemlock, Betsy (Jim) Mayfield of Decker, Jack (Marlene) Wallace of Cass City, Marilyn Ziemba of Decker, Sharon (Arnold) Erla of Cass City, and Alfred (Charleyne) Wallace of Cass City; 17 grandchildren; 24 great grandchildren; a brother, Dallas Nichols of California; half sisters Kathleen Bresky and Katheryn Donovan; and many nieces and nephews. Wallace was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Leonard Ziemba; a brother, Harmond Nichols; a half-brother, Harley Nichols; a sister, Wanda Shaner; and a twin sister, Belva B. Hartwick. Funeral services were held at 11am, Tuesday, May 22, at the Shabbona United Methodist Church, Decker, with Patsor Ellen Burns officiating. Interment will be in Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City. Memorials may be made to Rawson Memorial Library, the Shabbona United Methodist Church, or Tendercare Nursing Facility. Arrangements were made by Kranz Funeral Home, Cass City.
