Russell Eric Nichols Russell Eric Nichols, 34, died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2001, in Bartholomew County. He was a resident of Elizabethtown. He was born Nov. 13, 1967, in Columbus. His parents are Vernon Ed and Lucille (Vance) Nichols. He married Elizabeth Clark. She survives. Other survivors include a stepson, Shawn Clark of Elizabethtown; a sister, Delores (Nichols) Sam of Paragon; and six brothers, Ricky Nichols of Butlerville, Darrell Nichols of Edinburgh, Mark Nichols of Clinton Township, Mich., and Edgar, Randy and Joe Nichols, all of Columbus. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Orville, Hurley and Tony Nichols. He was employed as a welder by ArvinMeritor in Columbus. The Rev. Charles Kennedy will conduct a service at 11 a.m. Friday at Eskew-Eaton Funeral Home in Edinburgh. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at Rest Haven Cemetery in Edinburgh.