Celebration of life: Noon Saturday at Rising Star Church of God in Christ, Superintendent Charles Barrett, pastor. The family will gather at 4408 Burke Road at 11 a.m. to meet the horse-drawn carriage processional to the church for the funeral. Interment: Cedar Hill Memorial Park. Visitation: Noon to 9:30 p.m. Friday at Gregory W. Spencer Funeral Directors, with the family present 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Survivors: His loving and devoted wife, Berta Nicholson; children, Je'Juan Collier Nicholson, Timothy Nicholson, Jr., Robert Nicholson, Jalon Nicholson and Timora Nicholson; mother, Helen Scott (Freddie); father, Billie Debase; a sisters; Evelyn Wigfall, Cathy Debase, Christy Holland, Valarie Leary, Sandra Nicholson, Charlene(Ural) Hornsby and Billie Ellison; brothers; Madison Debase, Christopher Jones, Ricky Nicholson, William Lewis,Jr. and Gary Lewis; grandchildren; Taylor, D'Quaillin, Max, Timothy,Jr. III, Tobias, Jelashia, Timya, Jaden, Amyri and Ariyah and other relatives and friends.