Palestine High School Alumni Association

07 / 24 / 1910  –  07 / 28 / 2006

Services for Catherine Louise Nicholson, 96, of Palestine, will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Bailey & Foster Chapel with the Rev. Scott Dornbush officiating. Burial will follow at Land of Memory Cemetery under the direction of Bailey & Foster, Palestine.

Mrs. Nicholson died Friday at the Cartmell Home for the Aged.

She was born July 24, 1910 in Yoakum, Texas to Henry Clarence and Marion Alice Porter Wilson.

Mrs. Nicholson lived in Palestine most of her life. She graduated from Palestine High School in 1927. In 1928, she married Walter W. “Buster” Nicholson. Buster and Louise celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1978 prior to Buster’s death later that year. After her husband’s retirement from the railroad, Louise and her husband owned and operated Nicholson’s Country Store on the Corsicana highway in the 1950’s and 60’s. After selling their store, Louise worked at Weaver’s and Bice’s Groceries for many years.

Mrs. Nicholson was a long-time Methodist, and at the time of her death was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Palestine. She was an avid reader and supporter of the Palestine Public Library and received an award from the library in 2000 for reading over 1,600 books since the library started keeping computer records of book checkouts. Louise was well-known by her family and friends for her excellent pies she lovingly made.

Louise was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Doris Lowe and Lena Mae Dickey; brothers, John Wilson, Fritz Wilson and Robert Wilson; husband; and son-in-law Bennie Young.

Remaining to cherish her memory are daughter Rosemary Young of Abilene and Elizabeth Krasno and husband Irv of Arlington; son W.W. “Nick” Nicholson of Friendswood; grandchildren, Lee Young of San Antonio, Laurie Stevens of Austin, David Storey of Plano, Jeff Storey of Bixby, Okla., David Krasno of Columbus, Ohio, Scott Nicholson of Palestine, Ben Nicholson of Rockville, Md., and Janay Hector of Alvin; sister Mary Gene Johnson of Palestine; 16 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews and other family and friends.

Pallbearers will be the grandchildren.

Special music for the service will be provided by granddaughter Laurie Stevens.

Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Bailey & Foster Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to the Cartmell Home for the Aged’s “Operation Electric Bed” campaign or the Palestine Public Library.

Source: Palestine Herald-Press 07-30-2006