Lawrence C. "Lanny" Nichols

Lawrence C. "Lanny" Nichols, 43, a resident of Buffalo, Iowa passed away Friday morning at his home surrounded by his loving family & friends. He had endured a long & courageous battle with his illness.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, February 24, 2004 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf, Iowa. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Buffalo. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the family for an educational fund for his son, Lanny.
Lanny was born September 4, 1960 in Waynesboro, Tennessee, the son of Ray & Rachel (Stricklin) Nichols and was a graduate of Davenport West High School. On December 27, 1979, he was united in marriage to Penny D. Peters in Buffalo.
Before his illness, Lanny was employed as a mechanic at River City Ford in Davenport. In earlier years, he had worked at Five Cities Tool & Diesel, Waddell Brother in Blue Grass, Iowa and Big River Equipment in Riverdale, Iowa.
Among the things he enjoyed were hunting & camping. He was an avid NASCAR fan and as a mechanic, loved to work on cars of all types.
Those left to honor his memory include his beloved wife, Penny; his daughter & son-in-law, Kara & Nick Larson of Davenport; his sons & daughter-in-law, Michael & Amy Nichols of Elk Grove, Missouri and Lanny Nichols of Buffalo; his grandchildren, Tanner, Dakota, Hunter & Lawrence Clay; his mother, Rachel Nichols of Buffalo; his sisters & brother-in-law, Jodi & Jim Hulse of Indianapolis, Indiana, Theresia Marxen and Sherrie Horn, both of Davenport; and his very special friends, Rodney Scott and Randy Stowe.
The family would like to express their heartfelt thanks to Dr. Michael Kelley, Dr. Charles Bruyntjens and the Pulmonary Unit of Genesis Medical Center, West Campus for their loving care during Lanny's illness.