Eleanor Frances Woodford

ELEANOR FRANCES WOODFORD, daughter of ELEANOR FRANCES HORNBY and CHARLES J. WOODFORD, was born December 17, 1918 in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California,⁴⁵³² and died September 24, 2005 in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado.^{4532, 4717}

She married (1) JACK MILBURN NICHOLS in February, 1944 in Beverly Hills Community Presbyterian Church, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California.^{10268, 11756} He was born April 23, 1920 in Lakeview, Lake, Oregon,⁹⁴⁵⁴ and died November 8, 1987 in Sparks, Washoe, Nevada.³⁹⁷¹

She married (2) DONALD JAMES MORTON on November 17, 1946 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.³⁵⁴¹ He was born in Colorado, and died September 23, 1995.⁴⁷¹⁷

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Los Angeles Times, February 14, 1944¹¹⁷⁵⁶

NICHOLS - WOODFORDE—Eleanor Frances Woodforde, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ford Prior, 740 N. Orlando Ave., became the bride of Lt. Jack M. Nichols, Army Air Forces, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Louis Nichols of Ely, Nev., in the Beverly Hills Community Presbyterian Church. The bridegroom attended Benjamin Franklin University, Washington, D. C.

Eleanor Frances Morton

leanor Frances Morton (Fran), 86, died September 24, 2005, in Colorado Springs. She had worked as a fashion model in the Los Angeles area for 35 years. A Memorial Service will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 219 E. Bijou on Friday, September 30, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. in the Cathedral Room. Fran was married November 17, 1944 to Donald J. Morton who preceded her in death (September 23, 1995). She is survived by her daughter, Christie Lynn Rank and son-in-law Rick Rank of Monument; sister Betty Hoehn of San Jose, CA; and three grandchildren: Mackenzie, Donald and Eleanor, all of whom she adored. Fran was the daughter of a Civil War veteran, Charles Woodford and Light Opera soloist Eleanor Woodford of Los Angeles. Fran and Don retired to Colorado Springs in 1980 where she enjoyed tennis, golf and other social activities at the Country Club of Colorado. She loved to dance and listen to music, especially that from the Big Band Era. In her later years, Fran devoted her time to being with her family and dear friends.⁴⁷¹⁷