Mrs. Florine Nichols, after 79 years with us, is now resting.....

She left us from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma on Friday, May 6, 2011.

Born March 10, 1932 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Henry and Leaner DeBose, Florine accepted the Lord as her Savior at the age of 13 under the pastorship of Rev. J.E. Lloyd.

Florine attended Dunbar grade school and graduated from Manual Training High School with the class of 1950. She was well-known for her high-stepping, show
stopping routine as the drum majorette. It has been said that downtown businesses would close their shops just to see her perform during parades.

Florine attended Langston University for a short while after High School and later
attended Draughn Business College.

In 1951, she married Alphonso Collins. This union was later dissolved. Florine worked as the concession manager at the Grand Theater for five years and
then as a Practical Nurse at the Taft State Hospital from 1954-1961.

In 1971 she met and married Clarence E. Nichols and remained in holy matrimony until his death in 1986. It was during this union that she began her life as an
entrepreneur. She was owner and manager of Queen Bee Bar B Q for well over twenty years. She also owned/operated Queen Bees's Social Club for several years in Taft, Oklahoma.

Florine loved to meet people and was always willing to help anyone that she could.

Those awaiting to meet her in heaven: her husband , Clarence E. Nichols, a son, Langdon 'Douglas' Collins, her parents, Henry and Leaner DeBose, her sisters,
Lillie Mae, Annie May, Maxine and Noveata, and a grandson, Terence Collins McGee.

Those remaining on this side of Glory: her daughters, Felicia Collins, Muskogee, OK and Tracy Williams (Scott) of Coweta, OK; Her lifelong friend-sister, Lillian
Givens; nieces, DeBorah Jackson, Muskoge, OK and Sherette Clark, New York City, NY; newphew, Deveron Jackson, Muskogee, OK; great nieces Tiffany Savage
and Shawaun Savage; special cousins Mike Patterson of Porter, OK and Espinola Alexander-Love of Haskell, OK; 10 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren and a host of
other relatives and friends.

The Hour of Tribute will be on Friday, May 13, 2011 at 12:30 PM in the Faith Deliverance Christian Center, 401 Independence. Apostle Lathon Archie, the Pastor, will Preside.

Burial will follow at 2:00 P.M. in the National Cemetery at Fort Gibson, Oklahoma.

You may visit Mrs. Nichols, as she slumbers in sweet repose at the funeral home in Muskogee on Thursday from 10 AM until 6 PM.