Helen W. Nicholson

WAUCHULA - Mrs. Helen Weis Nicholson, 98, of Wauchula, died peacefully at home after a short illness on Wednesday, February 19, 2014. Mrs. Nicholson was born September 5, 1915 in Staunton, Illinois and lived most of her life in Hardee County where she was part owner of Nicholson Supply Company in Bowling Green and Wauchula. She was a member of the Senior Ladies' Sunday School class at First Baptist Church of Bowling Green, where she was an active member for over seventy years. Mrs. Nicholson was preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow W. Nicholson, brother, John E. Weis, and sister, Henrietta W. Cochran. She is survived by her son, Charles Nicholson and his wife Penny of Wauchula, FL and a daughter, Mary Ann Sanders and her husband Charles of Bowling Green, FL. She delighted in her four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and one step-great-granddaughter; Richard and Judi Nicholson and children Sarah and Daniel, of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; David and Ann Nicholson and children Jacob, Jeremy, and Rachel of Lithia, FL; Steven and Amy Nicholson and children Vusi and Micah of Cape Town, South Africa; Jennifer Sanders of Herndon, VA; and Jessie Sanders Brooks and Michael of Coral Springs, FL. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews and their families. Interment will be held at the Bowling Green Cemetery at 9:00 a.m on Friday, February 21, 2014. Visitation will be held in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church, Bowling Green at 10:15 a.m., and a memorial service will follow at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Scott Tharp officiating. In lieu of flowers, Mrs. Nicholson requested donations to support the ministry of her grandson who does mission work in Cape Town, South Africa. Donations may be mailed to the First Bapitst Church, 4531 North U.S. Hwy. 17, Bowling Green, FL 33834 with preferenced for Steven Nicholson written on the memo line. Hancock Funeral Home, Fort Meade, FL 33841