Alton George Nichols

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Alton George Nichols, 82, of Warwick, RI passed away Saturday, August 6, 2016 at Kent Hospital. . He was the husband of Beverley Harrington of Warwick for 32 years.

Alton was born in Swansea, MA on November 22, 1933, a son of the late George L. and Izelia R. (Mitchell) Nichols. Alton served in the United .States Air Force from 1952 to 1957. He was employed as a machinist by Cumberland Engineering for 32 years. He enjoyed golf, bowling, gardening, wood working and repairing small machinery.

Alton is also survived by a brother: Ashton L. Nichols of Somerset, MA; two sisters: Janice N. O’Brien of Somerset and Gloria R. Cooper and her husband, Toney of Bastrop, LA; two step-daughters: Barbara DiPietro and her husband, Henry of Coventry, RI and Lynne Harrington of Cranston, RI, his grandchildren: Johnathan, Connor, and Austin DiPietro; and several nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Olaf Nichols, Donald Nichols, Lionel Nichols and Joyce R. Nichols.

Funeral private. Services entrusted to The Urquhart-Murphy Funeral Home, Warwick. www.murphyfuneralhomes.org