Claudia Jean Nichols, age 75, passed away on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at Rancho Springs Medical Center in Murrieta, California. She was born on December 12, 1936 in Tacoma Park, Maryland, to George Moore and Alyce Edmond. Claudia is survived by her loving husband, Larry Wayne Nichols; daughters, Debra Hahn, Darlene Lambrix, Barbara Eikermann, Judie Silva, Patricia Burruss, and Jackie Beck; step-daughters. Debra Dains and Cindy Allen; son, Rocky Argent; sister, Irene Deanna Ray; 24 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. She will be laid to rest at Murrieta Laurel Cemetery.