Virginia Frances Jones Nichols, 86, of Moneta, passed away on Thursday, December 13, 2012. She was retired from Fred Whittaker Company and was a member of Germantown Brick Church of the Brethren. Virginia was preceded in death by her parents, Cleve and Gay Spangler Jones; her husband, Howard Nichols; two sons, Jerry A. Nichols and Barry Nichols; one brother and two sisters. Surviving are her son, Howard Lee Nichols; grandchildren, Wendy, Jeffrey and wife, Patricia, and Chad; five great-grandsons, Stephen, Dennis, Jeffrey, Bryce and Chase; a sister, Geneva. Funeral Services will be conducted at Flora Funeral Chapel at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 17, 2012, with Pastor Bruce Huffman officiating. Interment will follow in Germantown Brick Church of the Brethren Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Germantown Brick Church of the Brethren, 2363 Brick Church Road, Rocky Mount, VA 24151 or Alzheimer’s Association (Roanoke Chapter), 3959 Electric Road, Suite 357, Roanoke, Va. 24018. Her family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, December 16, 2012, at Flora Funeral Service & Cremation Center, Rocky Mount.