Memorials may be made to Salvation Army or St. Johns Mercy Heartprints. Nichols, Frances M., of O'Fallon, Missouri, died on Sunday, March 9, 2008 at the age of 89. Dear Daughter of the late Carl Reid and the late Bessie Lee Reid. Dear wife of Harold Nichols,. Loving mother of Nic (Helen) Nichols, Don (Christa) Nichols and the late Bairie Nichols. Dear mother-in-law of Carol Nichols. Cherished grandmother of eight and great grandmother of seven. She worked as a dietician at the Cancer Hospital in Columbia, Missouri for several years during the 1940's and early 1950's.