MR. DIOCLITIOUS LOPEZ “D.L.” NICHOLS, JR. – Age 63, Of Tiqua, Ohio formerly of Lyerly, Georgia passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2014. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Andrea M. Nichols and father, Dioclitious Lopez Nichols, Sr.

He is survived by his three sons, Orlando (Keisha) Nichols of Rome, Georgia, Kevin Nichols of Dayton, Ohio, and Cory Nichols of Tiqua, Ohio; one daughter, Mia Nichols of Tiqua; mother, Corine Nichols of Lyerly, Georgia; three brothers, Reginald Nichols of Sydney, Ohio, Dwight Nichols, and Adrian Nichols of Lyerly; three sisters, Angela (Jerome) Adams of Summerville, Georgia, Cheryl Nichols (Kelly) of Lyerly, and Bethel Dillard of Warner Robbins, Georgia; a host of four grandchildren, nine nieces, sixteen nephews, five aunts, three uncles, and other relatives and friends.

Celebration of Life will be held Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. at Pond Spring A.M.E. Church with Rev. Robert Barrett officiating. The family will receive friends at the church one hour before the service. Interment, Church Cemetery. Please share your thoughts and memories of Mr. Dioclitious Lopez Nichols, Jr. at www.willisfuneralhomedalton.com. Arrangements by Willis Funeral Home, Inc., Dalton, Georgia.