Ruby Nichols Published January 10, 2007 Services for Ruby Lee Nichols, 85, of Temple, will be at 3 p.m. today at East Highway Baptist Church with the Rev. Ernest Thompson officiating. Mrs. Nichols died Monday, Jan. 8, in a local hospital. She was born in Center to Fred Jackson and Della L. (Goodman) McDaniel. She moved to the Temple area in 1957 and married Morris Nichols on Dec. 15, 1963. She owned and operated the Nichols Rest Home for 23 years and was a member of East Highway Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by two daughters, Mary Ann Youngblood and Alice Bilbrey. Survivors are her husband; a daughter, Glenda Gathright of Oklahoma City, Okla.; a son, Carl Youngblood of Temple; three sisters, Lois Amburn, Thelma Delaney and Azell Caldwell; two brothers, Furman McDaniel and Venard McDaniel; six grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple.  Mrs Nichols operated the Nichols Rest Home in Temple many, many years ago. Way before I came to Temple. I only knew the Nichols Rest Home as the "pink house" of the Rose Garden.     Lori Robin Andrews b. 07/12/1957 d. 10/09/06 Memorial service was held at 10:00 a.m. at the Rose Garden, Saturday, October 14, 2006. Food was donated by the First United Methodist Church, Preacher Austin. Lori Robins Andrews Lori was born July 12, 1957 and died October 9th, 2006. We don't know where Lori has been but we know where she's going and that's what counts. We don't know anything about her parents, where she was born or if she has any living relatives. We do know that she at one time lived in Fort Worth many years ago. She came to the Rose Garden back in 1992 and she became a part of our family. She was a harmless woman with a simple mind and she will be sorely missed by all of us at the Rose Garden. Personally, I thought that Lori was humorous and she had a way of making you laugh even if you were mad at her. My fondest memory of her making me laugh is when she'd tell me someone stole her brain but later her brain would be returned to her. I guess whoever stole her brain didn't like what they found. She could tell you a little about herself in bits and pieces and claimed to have a daughter somewhere but no one ever came to visit her. It was almost like she fell into the Rose Garden from another dimension and maybe she did. I hope that she felt the love we had for her and felt like she was a part of a family who cared about her because I know we all cared about her in our own way. Her death is tragic and it probably could have been avoided and maybe her life be extended if resources would have been available for someone in her situation. I do know that Lori didn't want to be locked up anywhere even though she needed to be in a nursing home due to her declining health. She died where she wanted to be and that was at home with all her friends. Lori doesn't have to suffer anymore and is now resting in peace and I hope she's talking to Al right now and maybe she's asking him for a cigarette or $5.00 but at least no one is stealing her brain. Written by: Sherri Slaton Alma June Reid b. 10/29/1932 d. 04/20/05 At age 73 Alma departed this world and went to meet her maker. She is survived by a son, Patrick Kirk, and three cousins; Ann Haines, Tom T. Garden and David T. Garden. I met Alma only once. She wasn't able to attend services we have each Saturday at the Rose Garden but she said, "Preacher, I can hear you every Saturday from my porch and in the house when I'm not able to go outside." Alma worked as an x-ray technician at Scott and White Hospital for three years. Then she went to Christian Farms for about three months. Twenty-five years ago she came to the Rose Garden, working for Al Slaton for about two years. Alma had become disabled about two years after coming to the Rose Garden. Her health continued to deteriorate throughout the years. She met and married her husband Ben Reid. In December 1992, her husband preceeded her in death. Alma was a loving, compassionate and caring person; always reaching out to those in need and anyone needing a person to talk with. She was a giving person, with her meager earnings, she would always give to the childrens network and to other community projects. She was a lover of the great outdoors always admiring and enjoying the wonders which God has made. She loved God and was dedicated to the church and to helping others. During Alma's last few years she has had a very good friend who loved and cared for her very much. Badger Stevenson stood with her during the good and the bad times. Our hearts feel the pain for you. Badger, be glad and rejoice for she's now with our God. Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Alma. There will be much sadness from all of us but we must rejoice in her death knowing that as in 2nd Cor. 5:8, she is now absent from the body and present with her maker, the Lord Jesus Christ. In Ecclesiastes 3:1,2,4 the bible says, "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to uproot: A time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance. Alma Reid now sits at the throne of God, in His presence, where we all should strive to be. Let us all rejoice and be glad for Alma for she has reached her goal. May she eternally rest in peace with our Lord Jesus Christ.... By, David Miles Rose Garden Chaplain Velina Watkins b. d.