Melisa Renee Nickols

July 28, 1990 ~ September 26, 2024
34 Years, One Month, 29 Days

Melisa Renee Nickols, 34, of Leavenworth, Kansas, passed away suddenly on September 26, 2024 in Leavenworth, Kansas. Melisa was born on July 28, 1990 in Kansas City, Missouri, to Brian Nickols and Paulla Steele.

Melisa attended schools in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. She was an opportunist and loved living life in the fullest way. She was loved by her family greatly and she loved spending time with her family and her besties.

Melisa was preceded in death by her father, Brian Nickols, her grandfather, Haze Nickols, and her cousin, Crystal Lampton.

Survivors include her mother, Paulla Scott of Leavenworth, Kansas; her children, Felix and Elias Lawrence; her siblings, Nicole Libby of Independence, MO, Levi Nickols of Tampa Florida and Ben Nickols of Athens, Ohio; her grandmother, Sue Nickols of Urbana, MO; her aunts, Cindy Lampton of Orrick, MO, and Janet (David) Sell of Springfield, MO; and her uncle, Kenneth Nickols of Maryland.

Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 12 noon, Monday, October 7, 2024 at the Gowing Funeral Home in Orrick, MO. Graveside services will follow at 12:30 p.m. at South Point Cemetery near Orrick, MO.