Family Login:

Doris Nicholls Schleicher

Doris Nicholls Schleicher

  • January 17, 1917 - June 14, 2012
  • Austin, Texas
  • In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests memorials in her name to Hospice Austin, The Talking Book Program (PO Box 12516, Austin TX, 78711), National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. or the charity of your choice.
Share This Obituary
Resources

Send Flowers
On-Line Flower Shop

On-Line Flower Shop


Memories & Candles

“Dear Aunt Doris, You have always shown such kindness to me and my siblings. Being the older sister to my father - you must have done something right...Read More » ”
1 of 15 | Posted by: Avalee Nicholls Cohen - La Jolla, CA

“I remember Doris as a dear sweet person who was supportive of her husband and family always. She will be missed by all of us who knew her. My...Read More » ”
2 of 15 | Posted by: Mrs. Edie Musgrove - Austin, TX

“My love and prayers to all the family. I loved Doris and will always remember the fun conversations with her and how I could make her laught. ...Read More » ”
3 of 15 | Posted by: Sylvia A Stern - Austin, TX

“Doris and Frank were great lineage buddies. We were members of several genealogy organizations together. Whenever I think of Doris I picture her...Read More » ”
4 of 15 | Posted by: Laura and Frank Wilson - Austin, TX

“Oh, Aunt Doris, how I love you! You were always such a warm, loving Aunt - even with the distance between us - so beautiful and loving. After...Read More » ”
5 of 15 | Posted by: Janet Cleveland - Snohomish , WA

“Ms. Doris was a beautiful person inside and out. She was full of peace and love, patience, thoughtfulness, and God. The stresses of the day seemed to...Read More » ”
6 of 15 | Posted by: Ann-Marie Smith - Austin, TX

“Aunt Doris was such a kind and compassionate force in the family. Her radiant smile could light up a room. I remember finding a picture of her when...Read More » ”
7 of 15 | Posted by: Nancy Nicholls Sutherland - WA

“How fortunate we are to have known Doris for a very short portion of her exciting and joyous life. She was an amazling lady with verve and zest for...Read More » ”
8 of 15 | Posted by: Holly Decherd - Austin, TX

“Dearest Doris You were so much more than my little Big Sister - - you were my best friend and confidant with whom I shared my secrets. You were with...Read More » ”
9 of 15 | Posted by: Nancy N. McKesson - Austin, TX

“Dear Frank and family, I will always remember your sweet mother and her beautiful voice and how kind and beautiful she was to me. How...Read More » ”
10 of 15 | Posted by: Ellen Durckel Vestewig - Houston, TX

“Dear Frank and family, I will always remember your sweet mother and her beautiful voice and how kind and beautiful she was to me. How...Read More » ”
11 of 15 | Posted by: Ellen Durckel Vestewig - Houston, TX

“What a beautiful lady! Although I did not know Doris, she is part of our family of moms and dads that worked, lived and raised families in Venezuela....Read More » ”
12 of 15 | Posted by: Mair Cawston - Garland, TX

“Farewell to Doris Schleicher As I sat upon your bed I thought of all the things unsaid I thought of all the fun-filled years The Joy, the...Read More » ”
13 of 15 | Posted by: Nancy Nicholls McKesson - Austin, TX

“I remember the many years we were all together, first as a teenager when Frank and Doris would visit from Venezuela, and then through them I met my...Read More » ”
14 of 15 | Posted by: Ginny McCollum - Austin, TX

“Nancy, Virginia, and other family members: The loss of Doris is a sad event for many people. My parents were fortunate to have such a caring and...Read More » ”
15 of 15 | Posted by: Kent Middleton


On-Line Flower Shop

Doris Nicholls Schleicher, 95, was called home to heaven on June 14, 2012. A resident of Austin Since 1970, she was born in Corinth, Mississippi on January 17, 1917, the first child of Doris McMain Nicholls and Benjamin Frank Nicholls. She was preceded in death by Frank Crain Schleicher, her husband of 65 years, her parents, brothers Frank, Johnny, Jimmy, Hugh, and Albert (Crook) Nicholls. Her two sisters Nancy Nicholls McKesson and Virginia Nicholls McCollum and brother Richard Nicholls survive her. Her sisters were by her bedside when she passed away.

She is survived by her two sons and their wives: Frank Crain Schleicher, II, and Martha of Austin, and Barry Michel Schleicher and Joan of Spring, TX.

She greeted each and all of her grandchildren and great grandchildren with all her heart, love and much excitement as they arrived to be a growing part of her family and legacy. Barry John (BJ) and wife Gersende of California MD, Steven Crain Schleicher and wife Melinda of Sugarland, TX, Elizabeth Joan (Beth) Schleicher Sanders and husband Daniel and sons Kaleb & Cole of Conroe TX, James Hay Schleicher of Austin, Paul Frank Schleicher of Austin, Andrew Norman Sorrell and wife Roxanne and daughter Alice of Austin, TX and Virginia Sorrell Lynn and husband Scott and their children Isabelle, Emma, Henry, Eleanor, and William of Huntsville AL.

She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews including Richard McCollum, Helen Wight and husband Paul, Valerie McKesson, Warren McKesson and wife Debbie.

Doris felt especially blessed to have family members living in the same retirement community: Her two sisters Nancy and Virginia and her cousin Eileen Crain Sullivan.

Doris Graduated from Carr Central High School in Vicksburg where she had been Homecoming Queen. After graduating from Carr Central she attended All Saints Episcopal College and worked in the principal's office at Carr Central High school from 1937 until 1940 when she married Frank.

Doris met the love of her life when Frank, on a vacation to the United States from Venezuela, passed through Vicksburg Mississippi in 1939, on the way to visit his mother in Texas. After a few days visit in Vicksburg and a year of correspondence Frank returned to Vicksburg to marry Doris on December 26, 1940.

Doris, truly in love, was a courageous young woman to marry a man who had proposed to her after only knowing her 2 weeks. After their wedding they traveled by train to Washington DC and New York, bought household items and furniture at Macy's for a house she had never seen, and took a 10 day honeymoon trip to Maracaibo, Venezuela (her first trip out of the States) on an oil tanker while the ship steamed in black-out conditions and zigzag pattern to avoid potential German submarines.

Doris and Frank lived in Venezuela for 30 years and made many lifelong friends while there. Doris often referred to those years as the "Camelot" years. She loved to paint and did many beautiful scenes of places in Venezuela.

In 1970 Doris and Frank returned to the States and settled in Austin Texas. They enjoyed extensive travel by VW camper, trailer and motor home throughout the United States, visiting all the states but one (Hawaii). They visited friends and family while collecting genealogical information.

Doris was a member of the Austin DAR chapter by way of 17 ancestors, the Colonial Dames and the Jamestown Society.

In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests memorials in her name to Hospice Austin, The Talking Book Program (PO Box 12516, Austin TX, 78711), National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. or the charity of your choice.

Her sons & family would like to extend a special thank you to all the staff at the Summit at Westlake Healthcare Center who took such good care of Doris. Your loving care of Mom meant so much to us.

Visitation will be Sunday June 24 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Weed-Corley-Fish North Chapel, 3125 North Lamar, Austin, Texas. Graveside services to be held at Fort Sam Houston Cemetery in San Antonio at 11:45 am on Monday June 25th. Rev Roland Timberlake, Rector Emeritus, St. Luke's on the Lake, Austin Texas, will officiate.

Pall Bearers:
Andrew Sorrell
BJ Schleicher
James Schleicher
Vince Lara
Steven Schleicher

Honorary Pall Bearers:
Daniel Sanders
Paul Schleicher
Scott Lynn
Richard McCollum
Paul Wight
Warren McKesson