Elarian Kae Tibbetts Nichols passed away on Friday, December 31, 2021 at Terry Community Hospital; she was born on September 3, 1952, at the Terry Community Hospital in the same block. After having three sons, her parents, Roland and Mary (Smalis) Tibbetts, were happy to welcome a little girl. Elarian’s first home was on the “North Ranch” on Bracket Creek but when she was four, the family purchased and moved to the Kempton place two miles south of Terry. She attended Terry schools for all twelve grades and excelled as a runner in track and field. After graduating from THS in 1970, Elarian left for school at MSU in Bozeman where she was enrolled for one year.