of Little Rock, AR
June 1, 1929 - February 24, 2018
Betty Nichols Shanks, of Little Rock, died Saturday, February 24, 2018 at the age of 88. She was born on June 1, 1929 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Her parents were the late Joe Bailey Terry (1908-1955) and Jewell Ruth Stone Terry (1909-1999). As a single mother in 1970, she founded J & J Piano & Organ Company and later, Nichols Piano & Organ Company of Memphis, Tennessee and Nichols Furniture of Little Rock.
She married her loving husband, Thomas L. Shanks in December of 1989. She is survived by her husband and children Joe Nichols, John Nichols, Carolyn Shanks Paget of Galveston, Texas and Randy Shanks of Ontario, Canada. Her grandchildren include Ben Nichols of Memphis, Tennessee, Matthew Nichols of Austin, Texas and Jeff Nichols of Austin, Texas.
She was very devout and loved the following phrase from a poem that said ''mourn not for me; my soul lives on. I'm with God's angels around Christ's throne, free from heartache, sorrow, pain and sin; singing praises to God.'' She studied the Bible extensively and found that Paul tells us in II Corinthians 5:8, that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, March 1, 2018 at Roller-Chenal Funeral Home Chapel, 13801 Chenal Parkway, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72211. The family will received friends from 9:30 to 10: A.M.. Entombment will be at Riverwood Memorial Gardens, Maumelle, Arkansas.
So sorry for your loss may you find peace and comfort in the words spoken at
2 Corinthians 1:3 & 4" Praised be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of tender mercies and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our trials so that we may be able to comfort others in any sort of trial with the comfort that we receive from God
John, Joe, and Family, Your Mom was a wonderful person! You all are in my thoughts and prayers.
I am happy that I was able to spend some time with her before her eternal journey with God. Sorry for your loss, prayers.
My name isCarlein. I am a Bible teacher. I am sorry for your loss. A scripture that has given me much comfort is Revelation 21.4 which promises that one day death shall be no more. I hope this truth brings you comfort also.