Doris Elaine Niccolai, 87, loved Jesus as her Lord and Savior and went to be with Him on Thursday, October 26, 2006.

Funeral service will be 10:00 am, Tuesday, October 31^st, at Malloy & Son Funeral Home with Rev. Bo Wheaton officiating.  Burial will follow the service at Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery in Dickinson.

The family will receive visitors after 5:00 pm, Monday, October 30^th, at Malloy & Son Funeral Home.

Doris was born January 3, 1919, in Empire, Georgia.  She graduated from Berry College in Rome, Georgia, and then served in the U.S. Navy Waves during World War II.  Doris also received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin.  She met and married the love of her life, Robert Niccolai, and together they ran N&N Grocery in Houston. 

Doris’s life was about giving.  She never met a stranger, and she leaves a legacy of integrity, love, and compassion that touched many, many lives.

Doris was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Lila Mae Price; her husband, Robert Niccolai; and eleven siblings.

She is survived by her daughter, Melinda Risinger and husband, James, of Lufkin, TX; sister, Jean Wilson and husband, Richard, of Eastman, Georgia; granddaughters, Shana Shim and husband, Pete, of Houston; and Amy Risinger Gonzalez, of Galveston; great grandchildren: Lanie and Connor Shim; Priscilla and Christopher Gonzalez; and Darrel Singleton, III; and many other much loved family and friends.