\ \ Maria Anna Nicolas, 3, completed her brief but meaningful journey here on earth from her home in Brandon on Sunday, August 24, 2008. Visitation will be Wednesday, August 27, 2008 from 5-8 p.m. at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories in Florence.\ \ Anna is survived by her father, Nicolas Santay and mother, Scarlett Houck; grandparents: Scott Houck of Gulfport, Florence and Morris Hewitt of Braxton; brothers: Matthew Houck and Christian Houck and numerous cousins, aunts and uncles.\ \ Memorials may be made to Shriner's Hospital, Shreveport, LA.