Helen Mae Nicholson, age 89, of Irving Texas passed away on March 3, 2019. She was born on July 18, 1929 and raised in Birmingham Al. Her parents were Milton and Lexie Lucas Smith. Helen was one of five children. She is preceded in death by her parents, Milton and Lexie Lucas Smith, Brother Milton Smith, sisters Billie Burns and Sarah Horton, ex-husband James B. Sticher, husband J.R. Nicholson, and daughter Brenda Joyce Stephens. She is survived by her sister Gracie Hall and her children, Brendas husband Ron Stephens, and grandchildren, Tamara Stephens Stewart and husband Tim Stewart, Teresa Stephens King and her husband Aaron King, son James B. Sticher and his wife Kim Sticher and grandchildren, Jason Webster and his wife Lacey, Jerod Sticher, Jamie Sticher and his wife Barbara, Angela Huston, son Robert Milton Sticher and grandson Robert Keven Sticher and wife Rebecca Jeanne Sticher, daughter Jacqueline Ann Hood and husband Lawrence P. Hood and grandchildren Melissa M. Finch and husband Ken Finch, Sheila J. Little and husband Garrett Little, Robert Jerald Hood, daughter Lisa K. Nicholson and granddaughter Gabriella, step-son Michael Nicholson and wife Glorena, step-daughter Sharon Nicholson. There is a host of great grandchildren. Helen was a very hard worker. There was a time when she was raising her children on her own. She always made sure her children never did without anything. Helen was that type of person that never met a stranger. She was well loved by family and friends and will be truly missed. To honor her life, her family will host a service at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home in Irving Texas located at 606 E Airport Frwy. On March 3, 2019 she will be laid to rest at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens located at 1413 E. Irving Boulevard, Irving Texas after the service. SERVICES Funeral Service

Thursday, March 07, 2019 1:00 PM

Donnelly's Colonial Funeral Home 606 West Airport Freeway Irving, Texas 75062