Ola Jane Nichols McDaniel, 83, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2019. She was the widow of Carl Ellis McDaniel, Sr.; and was preceded in death by her parents; Marguerite Smith and Charles I. Nichols; and daughters, Rebecca McDaniel and Jeanette McDaniel-Brandt.
Surviving are daughters, Cathy M. and David Aker, Judy M. Pryor, and Carol M. and Gaillard Owen; a son, Carl E. McDaniel, Jr. and wife, Michelle; grandchildren, Amanda McKinney, Tyler McKinney, Adam Pryor, Haley McDaniel, Chase McDaniel, Sarah Owen, Margaret McDaniel, and Ted Owen; sisters, Barbara Jones, Edith Michaels; brother, Roger Nichols and Cathy. She was looking forward to her first great grandson.
A funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, December 12, 2019 at the Lotz Funeral Home Chapel in Salem. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at Lotz Funeral Home, Salem
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