Rev. Charles Nichols, 59, of Tifton died Thursday, December 4, 2008, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 6, 2008, at Unity Baptist Church. Rev. David Dunn, Rev. W. E. Fogarty and Rev. Garvie Nichols, Jr. will officiate with burial to follow in Oakey Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Berrien County. Kevin Wood, David Nichols, Henry Nichols, Jr. Gary Purvis, Joe Grant, Carl Nichols, Jeffery Nichols and David Yarbrough will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be William Maton, Joe Eubanks, Tommy Conger, Jimmy Norman, George Barfield, Kaylon Whitley, Jerry Edwards, Wayne Robinson and Lonnie Harris.
Rev. Nichols was born on July 20, 1949 in Tifton and was the son of James Dovward Nichols and Aline Conger Nichols, both deceased. He was also preceded in death by one brother, Johnny Carl Nichols. Rev. Nichols was the pastor of Unity Baptist Church in Tift County and a veteran of the United States Army and served in the Vietnam War.
Rev. Nichols is survived by his wife, Susanne Purvis Nichols of Tifton; two daughters and sons-in-law, Angela and Brian Watson of Watkinsville, and Jessica and Joey Fletcher of the West Berrien Community; five brothers and four sisters-in-law, Harvey and Ellen Nichols of the West Berrien Community, Garvie, Sr. and Waunell Nichols of Enigma, Kenneth Nichols of the West Berrien Community, Henry and Tammy Nichols of the West Berrien Community, and Calloway and Candy Nichols of the West Berrien Community; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Glenda and Larry Grizzard of Tifton, and Dot and Jimmy Grant of Enigma; two grandsons, Clayton Lamar Fletcher and Reece Ray Fletcher; and one granddaughter, Kala Michelle Watson.