Arthur Joe Nichols Sr.

Arthur Joe Nichols Sr., age 103, of Olive Branch, Mississippi, passed away on Friday, June 21, 2024. He was born February 20, 1921 in Fruitvale (Bells), Tennessee. He retired from the Ford Tractor Company. He enjoyed vegetable gardening, tinkering, and trains. He was a member of Eastside Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Minnie Evelyn Nichols in 2004 and later by his second wife, Beatrice McDowell in 2015; siblings, Callie, Florence, John, Leroy, Bill, Virgil, and Rudolph; and a grandson, Bryan Dixon.

He is survived by his three children, Joe Nichols (Lou), Diane Dixon (Lynn), and David Nichols (Erika); five grandchildren, Scott Dixon, Joy Bolten, Samantha Wysor, David Nichols Jr., and Joseph Nichols; five great-grandchildren, Trent Nichols, Nicholas Dixon, Samantha Dixon, Ryan Dixon, and Bo Nichols; and two great-great-grandchildren, Luke Dixon, Levi Dixon.

Family and friends are invited to gather on Wednesday, June 26 from 9:30 AM until the funeral service 10:30 AM, at Memphis Funeral Home, 5599 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN 38119. Burial will be private. Memorial donations are requested to be made in Bryan Dixon's name to the American Cancer Society.