MR. JAMES MICHAEL NICHOLSON, SR., age 54, of Summerville, Georgia passed away Sunday, January 17, 2016, in a Rome hospital.  Mr. Nicholson was born February 19, 1961 in Spain, while his father was in service, a son of the late Jimmy Mack Nicholson and the late Dorothy Kitchens Nicholson Johnson.  He was an electrician for Triad Electric in Chattanooga, Tennessee, a member of IBEW Local #175, a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp #507, and served in the U. S. Navy for four years.

Surviving are wife-Jelena Nicholson; daughter-Sarah E. (Andrew) Watson of Rome; son-James Michael (Brittney) Nicholson, Jr. of Summerville; grandchildren-Molly Nicholson and Jet Johnson; sisters-P. J. Guthrie of Sarasota, FL. and Amy Johnson Parker of Calhoun; brother-Doug Nicholson of Kennesaw; step sister-Sandra Bockley of Atlanta; step brother-Randy Johnson of Atlanta; several Nieces and Nephews.

Funeral service will be held Thursday, January 21st, at 6 P.M. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home, with Chaplain Dale Willingham officiating.  Honorary Pallbearers Joel Ulrich,( Seth Gammon, Marty Tarbox,) Stan Nix, Barry Baker, Brett Moyer, Jim Stroud, Billy Grimes, Matthew Seymore, Steve Roddy.  Visitation will be Thursday afternoon from 4 P.M. until the hour of service at the Funeral Home. Military honors by the American Legion Shanklin-Attaway Post #5 of Rome, Georgia. 

In lieu of flowers the family request contributions be made to St. Jude's Childrens Hospital or Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mr. James Michael Nicholson, Sr.