In Raynham, Barbara (Nichols) Morey, who loved to be called Mumma by her grandchildren, departed her loving family on August 12, 2021.
Barbara was born in Taunton, MA on September 23, 1930 to the late Claire (McManmon) and Thomas Nichols. She was the sister of the late Edward and Robert Nichols and the late Marjorie (Nichols) Gilbert.
Barbara was the mother to Thomas Morey, and his wife Lynne of Taunton, Claire Rague and her late husband, Karl of Taunton, Janet Nadeau of North Dighton, Christopher Morey and his wife, Marian of Bristol, RI and Jill Morey Feingold of Bristol, RI. She raised her children in Raynham, MA with her late husband, Gilbert F. Morey. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Barbara graduated from Taunton High School and worked as a medical administrator at Morton Hospital. Following Gilbert’s passing, she moved to Pacific Grove, CA where she lived for several years. She then returned to the East Coast to Bristol, RI where she attended Cornerstone Adult Daycare.
She enjoyed traveling, attending Broadway shows, celebrating the holidays and spending time with her family, including her eleven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
In celebration of her life, a mass will be held on Tuesday, August 17th at 10am. at Holy Family Church, 372 Middleboro Ave., East Taunton, MA Visiting hours will take place on Monday, August 16th at O’Keefe-Wade Funeral Home, 70 Washington St., Taunton, MA from 5-8pm.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Barbara’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association at alz.org or the American Cancer Society at cancer.org