Mr. James Arledge Nichols Jr.

May 25, 1959 - January 31, 2018

Mr. James Arledge Nichols, Jr., 58, died Wednesday, January 31, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, February 3, 2018, at Woodward Baptist Church with Rev. Keith Hinson officiating. Interment will follow in Chester Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Friday, February 2, at Woodward Baptist Church, 1570 Ashford Rd., Chester, SC. Mr. Nichols was born May 25, 1959 in Union, SC and was a son of Dorothy Smith Nichols and the late James Arledge Nichols, Sr. He was a graduate of Union High School and Winthrop University. Mr. Nichols was an Eagle Scout, a private pilot and a Pokemon professor. He was Director of York County Dept. of Social Services. Mr. Nichols was a member of Woodward Baptist Church. In addition to his mother, Dorothy Nichols of Union, he is survived by his wife, Sheila Brunet Nichols; one son James Arledge “Tripp” Nichols, III; two sisters, Kakie White (Sam) of Union and Tweedie Mills (Mike) of Winnsboro; and one brother, Skee Nichols of Union. Memorials may be made to Compassion International, 12290 Voyager Pkwy., Colorado Springs, CO 80921. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.barronfuneralhome.com.