Erin Dawn Nichols Treece, daughter of Jarrett Nichols and Shawnya L. Matney, was born Feb. 7, 1993, in Springfield, and departed this life on June 5, 2021, in Springfield, at the age of 28 years, 3 months and 28 days. She was united in marriage to Justin Treece on Dec. 14, 2020. She was preceded in death by her paternal great-grandparents Bobby and Norma Stephens, and maternal grandfather, Jimmy Hyder.
Erin is survived by her husband, Justin Treece; two stepchildren, Jordyn and Axel Treece; father, Jarrett Nichols and his wife, Mindy, of Norwood; mother, Shawnya Matney, of Mansfield; three brothers, her twin brother Darron Nichols and his wife, Ashley, Chace Bell and Zander Hanson, all of Mansfield ; two sisters, Tara Robinson, of Ohio, and Jade Cantrell, of Mansfield; nieces, Chloe Nichols and Kensley; nephew, Kai; paternal grandparents Sandy Adamson and her husband, Lance, of Mansfield; maternal grandmothers, Debra Henry, of Mansfield, and Debbie Wright, of Lebanon; parents-in-law, Kent and Renee Potts, of Ava; other relatives and many friends. She was born in Springfield, but lived most of her life in Mansfield. She attended Mansfield Schools and worked at Subway for several years and had attended the Hartville Freewill Baptist Church. In her spare time, she loved listening to music, enjoying wildlife (especially catching snakes and spiders) and was a “social butterfly” interacting with people. Erin was a loving wife, daughter, sister, granddaughter, aunt, cousin, and friend; her sudden passing has broken all our hearts. Services were held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at Holman-Howe Funeral Home in Mansfield with Bro. Ronnie Roy. Music included “Under Your Scars” by Godsmack, “Hang Tough” by Tesla, “Time to Move On” by Tom Petty and “Mama, I’m Coming Home” by Ozzy Osbourne. Escorts included Justin Treece, Darron Nichols, Joshua Nichols, Jimmy Nichols, Nathan Shannon and Shannon Matney. The final resting place was in the Mansfield Cemetery.
