Amaya (Tootie) Nichols

Amaya "Tootie" Marie Nichols was born on May 27, 2007 in Savannah, Tennessee to the parents of Vynderlin Nichols and Johnny Ray Beard, Jr. She departed this life on Monday, September 18, 2017, in Nashville, Tennessee at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital.

Tootie was a student at Parris South Elementary in Savannah, Tennessee. Her greatest joys were watching Spongebob, relaxing outside, and spending time with her Nana.

She was preceded in death by two grandparents, Ray Neil Atkins of Savannah, Tennessee and Johnny Ray Beard, Sr. of Whiteville, Tennessee, and one great great great grandma, Annie Dixon of Savannah, Tennessee.

She leaves to cherish her memories to a loving and devoted mother and father, Vynderlin Nichols and Johnny Beard of Savannah, Tennessee; two sisters, Jahmia Robinson of Jackson, Tennessee and Alexia Emmons of Bolivar, Tennessee. She also leaves three grandparents, Drue Tole of Savannah, Tennessee, George Tole of Decaturville, Tennessee and Sandra K. Jamison of Bolivar, Tennessee; two great grandparents, Barbra Nichols and Daniel Nichols, Sr., both of Savannah, Tennessee; and three special aunts, Sonya Nichols, Irish Williams, and Kelli Tole. She also leaves behind a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends who will miss her dearly.