Funeral services for Mr. Gene Elmer Nickles, Sr., age 51 of Manchester will be conducted at 2pm, Saturday, November 26 at the Manchester Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Fredonia Cemetery. Visitation with the Nickles family will be Friday evening from 5pm until 9pm at Manchester Funeral Home. Mr. Nickles passed this life Monday at Unity Medical Center in Manchester.
Mr. Nickles was born in Fairfax, Virginia the son of Ronald E. Nickles and Shelby J. Hughes Nickles. Gene was an employee of K & S Steel in Manchester and was a 25 year firefighter with the Hickerson Station Volunteer Fire Department where he served with the rank of Captain. He was of the Baptist Faith. Mr. Nickles was preceded in death by his father, Ronald Elmer Nickles and by a nephew, Matthew William Nickles. He is survived by:
His loving wife of 28 years, Kathy Nickles of Manchester
His mother-Shelby Hughes of Castlewood, Virginia
5 sons- Gene Elmer Nickles, Jr of Manchester
Samuel Lem Nickles of Castlewood, Virginia
Joshua Keith Nickles of Manchester
Shawn Douglas Nickles of Manchester
Justin Lee Nickles of Woodbury
2 daughters- Debra Wright and Amanda Foster, both of North Carolina
4 brothers- James Morgan “J.R.” Nickles of Kingsport, Tn
Patrick Nickles of St. Paul, Va
Dale Nickles of Castlewood, Va
Sammy Nickles of Washington, DC
3 sisters- Debbie Nickles of Washington, DC
Missy Nickles of Honaker, Va
Tammy Powers of Castlewood, Va
7 grandchildren, several nieces, nephews, and great nieces and nephews
Special friend and brother in law, Thurman Doyle Brandon II
MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE NICKLES FAMILY