Erna Rowe Nichols, 85, a resident of 1307 Mill Road, Washington, died Wednesday, January 2, 2013, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Paul Funeral Home & Crematory of Washington. Burial will follow in the family cemetery on Mill Road. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Friday at Paul Funeral Home & Crematory of Washington and other times at the home.