Barbara Ann (Nickens) Scott, was born on July 28, 1960 to Robert and Patsy Nickens in Dowagiac, MI. She passed away Monday, September 13, 2021 at her home in Decatur.
Barbara enjoyed traveling, collecting lighthouses, and visiting them. She also enjoyed cookouts and being with family and friends.
A celebration of Barbara’s life will be held at 1pm, Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at Glenwood Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 51089 Glenwood Rd., Dowagiac. The family will receive guests from 12pm until time of service at church. Burial to follow at Riverside Cemetery, Dowagiac.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Clark Chapel, Dowagiac.
Barbara married Robert Scott on October 26, 1995 in Dowagiac. Barbara had five children and five step-children. Her children, Fred Nickens of Dowagiac, Patsy Nickens of Indianapolis, IN, Ronnie Nickens of Dowagiac, Roberta Nickens of Blacksborg, SC, and Ashley Nickens of Dowagiac; her step-children, Sharette Scott of Dowagiac, Roberta Scott of Dowagiac, Karla Scott of Niles, MI, Robert Scott, Jr. of Dowagiac, and Kadesha Scott of South Bend, IN. Barbara is also survived by her five siblings, Ronald (Cathy) Nickens of South Bend, IN, Donald (Angela) Nickens of Kalamazoo, MI, Veronica (Gonzalez) Shivers of Dowagiac, Tracy Nickens of Lansing, MI, Leeclay (Bertha) Nickens of South Bend, IN, and Shirley Nickens of Dowagiac; 19 grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.
Barbara is preceded in death by her parents; her sisters, Teresa Gaskill, Cassandra Nickens, and Robin Kay Donely; her brothers, Robert Nickens and August Nickens; her nephew, Darius Nickens; her step-daughter, Roberta Scott; and her granddaughter, A’vyiah Nickens.