Mrs. Aline Barron Nicholson

Mrs. Aline Barron Nicholson, 99, of Thomaston, died Friday, February 10th, 2017 at Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral services for Mrs. Nicholson will be held on Monday, February 13th, 2017 at 2:00 pm in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Barber officiating. A private burial will follow in Crystal Hill Cemetery. The family of Mrs. Nicholson will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Monday from 1:00 pm until the funeral hour. Mrs. Nicholson was born on October 24, 1917 in Thomaston, a daughter of the late Henry Aldine and Florence Moore Barron. She was a 1934 graduate of R. E. Lee Institute and later earned a business degree from the Georgia State College for Women. Mrs. Nicholson married her husband, the late John Sydney Nicholson, in 1939, and in 1943 they opened Parkway Florist, a business they would own and operate for 33 years. Mrs. Nicholson was a life-long member of the First Baptist Church. She was a member of the Fidelis Grace Sunday School Class and the Women's Missionary Union. Mrs. Nicholson was a charter member of the Upson County Historical Society. She was also a member of the Thomaston Garden Club and the DAR. Mrs. Nicholson is survived by her daughter, Nancy (Allen) Thames of Fayetteville; two sons, Nick (Rita) Nicholson of Fayetteville and David (Suzy) Nicholson of Macon; a sister, Jean Jackson of Dalton; four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church. 208 South Church St., Thomaston, GA 30286. Fletcher-Day Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements..