Nichols, Gordon Ezekiel

Mr. Gordon Ezekiel Nichols, 79, passed away on Thursday, October 16, 2014 at Belle Maison Nursing Home in Hammond, Louisiana. He was born February 21, 1935 in Floyd County, Virginia.

Surviving are his wife, Vera Annie Gordon Nichols; daughters, Susan (Bruce) Angell, Patricia (Scott) Angle, Candis (Curtis) Dennis, Nichole (Larry) Montecino, and Stormie (David) Bourgeois; son, Earl Brent McCarroll; 11 grandchildren, Liney, Lawson, Judah, Alex, Zack, Callie, Kayla, Brandee, Natalie, Lacy, Clint, Harley, Jamie, and Breann; 7 great-grandchildren; brother, Burton Nichols; sisters, Flossie Moran, Tressie Sigmon, and Shirley Mauk. He is preceded in death by his parents, Ezekiel Chris and Ruth Jane Conner Nichols; brothers, Robert, Billy, and Alton Nichols; sisters, Eunice Guilliams and Annie Moran.

Graveside services will be at 2:00 PM Monday October 20, 2014 in Restvale Cemetery, Copper Hill, Virginia. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, Attn: Megan Bourg, 3445 N. Causeway, Suite 902, Metairie, LA 70002 or online at www.alz.org.

The family is being served by Gardner Funeral Home, Floyd, VA. Online condolences may be made at www.gardnerfuneralhomefloyd.com