Wayne Nicholson

July 22, 1933 – December 28, 2025

Senior Master Sergeant, Air Force, RET., Wayne Nicholson, 92, a resident of Montgomery, AL, died Sunday, December 28, 2025, at Merry Wood Lodge, Elmore, AL. The family expresses their thanks and appreciation to the staff at Merry Wood Lodge for the care that they gave their father, especially Misty Bone, RN. Funeral services will be Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Leak Memory Chapel will Reverend Tom Smith officiation. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to services from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Leak Memory Chapel. Mr. Nicholson was preceded in death by his parents Ben and Ava Nicholson, five siblings, son James Nicholson, and his wife of almost 71 years Ruby Long Nicholson. He is survived by his children, Georgia Shearon and husband Bob, David Nicholson and partner Brigitte Lewkowicz , Melinda Allen, and Liz Nicholson, grandchildren Jenifer Parris husband Bryan, 9 children and 4 grandchildren, Josh Shearon, Jamie Boyce and 3 children, Kelly Nicholson, Sara Nicholson Childree and husband Jeremy and 2 children, Kate Lewkowicz, Greg Beidleman and wife Erin, 2 children and 2 grandchildren, Naomi Aitken, Maddie Allen, Jacob Henry, Noah Blaylock, and many loving nieces, nephews and other family members. Mr. Nicholson was a member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church since 1963. While serving 21 years in the Air Force, he was able to work and live in many places and called and taught square and round dancing in various clubs. He even taught and called with an interpreter while stationed in Korea. He began calling square dancing at the age of 13 in the mountains of Northeast Georgia with his father and brothers providing the instrumentals. He and his wife started several clubs in Central Alabama. He was inducted into the Alabama Square Dance Callers Association Hall of Fame. After retiring from the Air Force, he was a refrigerator repairman and soon became the service rep for Frigidaire for Alabama and the panhandle of Florida. He planted a garden every year until recently and cut grass for lots of people, including several widows. He taught line dancing at AUM Seniors Program for many years as well. He was an extremely hard worker and could fix just about anything. Mr. Nicholson began a group of instrumentalists who called themselves the “Chestnut Street Opry” in his home.