Leonard Doyle Nichols Sr., age 78, of Florence, went home to be with our Lord and reunite with his wife Etta, on Saturday, June 7, 2014, surrounded by his loving family after a battle with cancer and a broken heart after the loss of his precious wife 3 weeks ago. He was a devoted man of God, who loved the Lord and his family with all his heart. He loved fishing and Alabama football, but most of all talking about the Lord.
Visitation will be Monday, June 9, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. at Spry-Williams Funeral Home of Florence. The service will be Tuesday, June 10, at 2 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Dr. David Gregg officiating. Burial will be at Mount Zion Cemetery.
He was preceded in death by his wife Etta; parents, Edgar Nichols (Alice), Gertrude Thompson, Sam and Etta Barnes; brothers, Larry, Billy, Gary; and son-in-law, J.J. Kwan.
Survivors are his son, Leonard Nichols Jr. (Chasity); daughters, Debra Montgomery (Mike), Crystal Wilkerson (Danny), Jackie Gregg (David), and Laura Kwan; sisters, Gloria, Hazel, Juanita and Janice; sister-in-law, Shirley Johnson (Jerry); 13 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren. A special thanks to mama and daddy’s nurses, who became our family – Lorie Knight, Denise Wilson, and Melinda Sherrill.
