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1949 Obituary of Wilma Ethel Sullivan
California obituary for Wilma Ethel Nicholson Sullivan naming her parents and twelve surviving Nicholson siblings.
People in this story
- Wilma Ethel Nicholson Sullivan
- Leonard Isaiah Nicholson
- Myrtie M. Ferguson
- Leonard Francis Nicholson
- Ople Lorene Nicholson Thomas
- Leo Nile Nicholson
- Willard Jay Nicholson
- Zelma Elizabeth Nicholson Peters
- Marion Thomas Nicholson
- Myrtie Louise Nicholson Crockett
- Telitha June Nicholson Hayes
- Wanda Maxene Nicholson Staffen
- Elzora Rosy Nicholson Baker
- Phyllis Nicholson Bradshaw
- Doris Ellen Nicholson Ward
Source Citation
"Mrs. Sullivan dies at hospital," The Peninsula Times Tribune (Palo Alto, California), 25 April 1949, p. 2; clipping, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-peninsula-times-tribune-obituary-for/158557611/ : accessed 8 July 2026).