Hi, to LEWIS cuzins.....we have a death in the family MAURINE NICHOLS she was the great great granddaughter of JOSHUA LEWIS AND GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER TO DANIEL H. LEWIS......IT GOES LIKE THIS SAMUEL > JOSHUA > DANIEL > WILLIAM M. LEWIS > VELMA LEWIS NICHOLS m. JOHN WESLEY NICHOLS, JR. > MAURINE NICHOLS... she was my grandmother's first cousin.... kim Maurine Nichols Barton Owen NORTHPORT NORTHPORT | Maurine Nichols Barton Owen, 91, died March 18, 2002 at DCH Regional Medical Center. Services will be held at Northwood Hills Baptist Church on March 22, 2002 at 10 a.m. Reverend George Shaddix is officiating. Burial will follow in Tusacloosa Memorial Park. Visitation will be Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at Sunset Funeral Home. The body will lie in state one hour prior to service. Sunset Funeral Home is directing. She is preceded in death by her parents, John and Velma Nichols; her husbands, George Barton and Thomas Owen; son-in-law, Pete Owens; and granddaughter, Faith Barton. Survivors include her daughter, Carolyn (Bill) Shuman, and Tommie Linda Owen, both of Northport; step-daughter, Mary Katherine Owens, Birmingham; son, Bill (Janice) Barton, Demopolis; 8 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. Maurine Nichols Barton Owen was born in Vance, Ala in 1910, she then moved to the Holt Community as a young child where she graduated from Holt High School in 1928. She worked at Gulf States Paper for many years before moving to Northport to become the wife of a farmer and cattleman. She was a devoted member of Northwood Hills Baptist Church where she enjoyed the worship fellowship and choir. Maurine loved the Lord, her family, music, animals and people. She was a kind, generous, loving Christian lady who will be greatly missed! Pallbearers will be Ken, Kevin, and Joshua Shuman, Michael Barton, Parker and Conner Adams and William Owens. Honorary pallbearers are Members of Northwood Hills Baptist Church, Mrs. Mel Newman, Kenneth and Bert Guy, Dr. Brian Wilhite, employees of Glen Haven Nursing Home and DCH 5 North. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to Northwood Hills Baptist Church Music Fund.