James William "Bill" Nichols, 74, widower of Betty Robinson Nichols, died Friday, May 19, 2017, at Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital.
Mr. Nichols was born June 8, 1942, in Charlotte, NC, a son of the late Earl Mason Nichols, Sr., and the late Gertrude Toomey Nichols.
He was a member of Herbert United Methodist Church. He was the former owner and operator of WGTN and WAZX radio stations, was a retired Public Information Officer with the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office and was a long-time member of the Georgetown County Council. He was a former bus driver with Sunway Bus Lines, something he considered more of a hobby than a job.
He was survived by a daughter, Anita Nichols (Butch) Williams of Georgetown and Todd Nichols of Simpsonville; four grandchildren, Katherine Hunter Weaver and Rodney Carter Weaver, Jr., both of Georgetown, and Kennedy Claire Nichols and Parker Reece Nichols, both of Simpsonville; a brother, Dennis Nichols of Lugoff; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by a grandson, Zachary Carter Weaver; a brother, Earl Mason Nichols, Jr.; and two sisters, Faye Johnson and Rose Moore.
A memorial service was Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in Herbert United Methodist Church. Burial followed in Elmwood Cemetery.
Ridgeway Funeral Home of Georgetown was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Nichols was born June 8, 1942, in Charlotte, NC, a son of the late Earl Mason Nichols, Sr., and the late Gertrude Toomey Nichols.
He was a member of Herbert United Methodist Church. He was the former owner and operator of WGTN and WAZX radio stations, was a retired Public Information Officer with the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office and was a long-time member of the Georgetown County Council. He was a former bus driver with Sunway Bus Lines, something he considered more of a hobby than a job.
He was survived by a daughter, Anita Nichols (Butch) Williams of Georgetown and Todd Nichols of Simpsonville; four grandchildren, Katherine Hunter Weaver and Rodney Carter Weaver, Jr., both of Georgetown, and Kennedy Claire Nichols and Parker Reece Nichols, both of Simpsonville; a brother, Dennis Nichols of Lugoff; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by a grandson, Zachary Carter Weaver; a brother, Earl Mason Nichols, Jr.; and two sisters, Faye Johnson and Rose Moore.
A memorial service was Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in Herbert United Methodist Church. Burial followed in Elmwood Cemetery.
Ridgeway Funeral Home of Georgetown was in charge of arrangements.
James William "Bill" Nichols, 74, widower of Betty Robinson Nichols, died Friday, May 19, 2017, at Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital.
Mr. Nichols was born June 8, 1942, in Charlotte, NC, a son of the late Earl Mason Nichols, Sr., and the late Gertrude Toomey Nichols.
He was a member of Herbert United Methodist Church. He was the former owner and operator of WGTN and WAZX radio stations, was a retired Public Information Officer with the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office and was a long-time member of the Georgetown County Council. He was a former bus driver with Sunway Bus Lines, something he considered more of a hobby than a job.
He was survived by a daughter, Anita Nichols (Butch) Williams of Georgetown and Todd Nichols of Simpsonville; four grandchildren, Katherine Hunter Weaver and Rodney Carter Weaver, Jr., both of Georgetown, and Kennedy Claire Nichols and Parker Reece Nichols, both of Simpsonville; a brother, Dennis Nichols of Lugoff; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by a grandson, Zachary Carter Weaver; a brother, Earl Mason Nichols, Jr.; and two sisters, Faye Johnson and Rose Moore.
A memorial service was Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in Herbert United Methodist Church. Burial followed in Elmwood Cemetery.
Ridgeway Funeral Home of Georgetown was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Nichols was born June 8, 1942, in Charlotte, NC, a son of the late Earl Mason Nichols, Sr., and the late Gertrude Toomey Nichols.
He was a member of Herbert United Methodist Church. He was the former owner and operator of WGTN and WAZX radio stations, was a retired Public Information Officer with the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office and was a long-time member of the Georgetown County Council. He was a former bus driver with Sunway Bus Lines, something he considered more of a hobby than a job.
He was survived by a daughter, Anita Nichols (Butch) Williams of Georgetown and Todd Nichols of Simpsonville; four grandchildren, Katherine Hunter Weaver and Rodney Carter Weaver, Jr., both of Georgetown, and Kennedy Claire Nichols and Parker Reece Nichols, both of Simpsonville; a brother, Dennis Nichols of Lugoff; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by a grandson, Zachary Carter Weaver; a brother, Earl Mason Nichols, Jr.; and two sisters, Faye Johnson and Rose Moore.
A memorial service was Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in Herbert United Methodist Church. Burial followed in Elmwood Cemetery.
Ridgeway Funeral Home of Georgetown was in charge of arrangements.
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