Eva Louise Nicholson died Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, at Covenant Health and Rehab. She was 85.

Miss Nicholson was a native and lifelong resident of Vicksburg. She was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church where she served on the Altar Society. She was a member of the Association of Educators, National Education Board, MS Private School Association and Delta Kappa Gamma Teachers.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Nicholson and Eva Willis Nicholson.

Survivors include her friend, Cindy Blackmon of Vicksburg.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the service Tuesday at the church.

Pallbearers will Mickey D. Blackmon, Joshua Blackmon, Bradley Blackmon, Jack Cooper, Harold Blue and Alexander Shiers.

Honorary pallbearers will be Drs. Walter Johnston Jr. and Lamar McMillian, Jane Cotton, Joe and Ann Gerache, Camille Atwood and Marie Pantoliano.

Memorials may be made to Vicksburg-Warren Humane Society, P.O. Box 820171, Vicksburg, MS 39182 or Catholic Charities, P.O. Box 2248, Jackson, MS 39225.