Mr. Joel Gregory Nichols, age 67, of Hazel, Kentucky died at 7:30am Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at his residence.
Mr. Nichols was born June 25, 1953 in Houston, Texas to the late Lloyd Nichols and Dorothy Williams Nichols. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Roger Nichols. He retired as a Special Projects Manager with Marathon Oil Company. His 30 year career in the oil industry included, supervising and coordinating many different aspects of the oil refinery business that spanned across many states, including, Texas, California, Hawaii, Washington, Pennsylvania, and Kansas. He received numerous recognition awards for achievement and excellence.
He is survived by his wife, Eva Williams Nichols; sons, Joel G. Nichols, Jr. (Shawna), California and Todd Nichols (Tiffany), Arizona; daughter, Heather Fullmer (Ryan), California; sister, Deb Funderburk, Texas; eight grandchildren, Michael Fullmer, Aidan Nichols, Tatum Nichols, Ashley Criswell, Blake Nichols, Isabella Nichols, Mikayla Nichols, and Zoe Nichols; several nieces, nephews, half brothers, and half sisters.
A graveside service will be at 1:00 PM Saturday, January 2, 2021 at the Mount Pleasant Cemetery with Rev. Clint Gentry officiating.
There will be no public visitation.
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Blalock-Coleman & York Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.