He was a native of Elizabethtown, worked for Niceley's Furniture and The Sleep Shop, and was in the livestock business for many years. He was a Kentucky Colonel, an avid reader, and was very intellectual. Everyone he ever met liked and admired him.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Gillon Truett Niceley, Sr. and Mary Ellen Dyer Niceley.
He is survived by his brother, Gil Niceley, Jr. of Elizabethtown; his sister, Nelle (Anthony) Johnson of Louisville; and two nephews.
A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Elizabethtown City Cemetery.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.brownfuneral.com.