of Benton, AR

March 20, 1976 - December 5, 2020

Nicole Michele Inman took her last earthly breath on December 5, 2020 and took her first breath in the presence of Jesus. She was surrounded by family and friends.

Nicole was born on March 20, 1976 in Kansas City, Kansas, but grew up in Minnesota. She was the third of six children and the oldest girl. She served as her mother's helper to her youngest siblings and was always the leader of the gang. Nicole loved the Lord with all her heart and soul. She became a Christian at the age of 5 as an imperfect follower of Christ. She attended Christian school from grades K-6 and was an excellent student. She took piano for more than 10 years and was a gifted pianist winning the state title two years in a row. Spurred on to play soccer as a freshman in high school, Nicole became an instant starter on her high school team because of her speed and toughness. Nicole graduated from Wayzata High School in Plymouth, Minnesota. She went to college at Quincy University in Quincy, Illinois to study communications and play college soccer. She finished her college with a Spanish and communication major. Nicole met her husband, Scott, while in Quincy. Scott was a TV Sports anchor, and Nicole was a TV weather anchor. Nicole and Scott were married in 1999, and moved to Little Rock, where they raised four children. Nicole had three passions in life: her faith, her family, and soccer. And she most often wove all three together as she invested her time, energy, and love into those around her. She was her children's soccer coach from the time they were barely old enough to walk. She spent nearly a decade as a church youth director, and after that, continued be a student leader at her church. She studied and led small groups through Bible Study Fellowship. Nicole's success as a club soccer coach gave her the opportunity to become a high school coach in 2017. In her first season, she led her Bryant Lady Hornets to a state championship appearance, where they lost in overtime. The next season, the ladies returned to the state championship game and won. Nicole coached them that season while taking chemotherapy for brain cancer. Nicole's family will miss her dearly, but they rejoice in knowing she is no longer suffering and is with her Savior.

She is survived by her husband, Scott, four children, Garrett, Ashton, Abbey, and Nathan of Benton, Arkansas, her parents, Roger and Mary Peterson of Plymouth, Minnesota, her siblings, Erik Peterson (Cindy) of Tampa, Florida, Joshua Peterson (Rosy) of Wisconsin, Michael Peterson (Stephanie) of Chaska, Minnesota, Andrew Peterson (Megan) of Chanhassen, Minnesota, Alissa Johns (Randy) of Marble Falls, Texas.
She is also survived by 15 nieces and nephews: Landon, John Luther, Hadassah, Dawson, Rylan, Titus, Siena, Sophia, Mariana, Griffin, Kinsley, Savannah, Charlotte, Alexis, and Ethan, godmother Carol Kraemer, and many wonderful aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Visitation will be held at Geyer Springs First Baptist Church on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm.

A celebration service to honor her homecoming will be held at Geyer Springs First Baptist Church on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 1:00 pm.

We are complying with the Arkansas Department of Health guidelines and limiting indoor service attendance to 500 people at Geyer Springs First Baptist Church. All attendees must provide and wear their own face coverings before entering.

Obituary Provided By:
Roller-Alcoa Funeral Home
6700 Alcoa Road
Benton, AR  72019
www.rollerfuneralhomes.com