James “Jim” Allen Nicholas, Leesburg, Indiana, passed away at 11:24 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at his residence at the age of 73.
He was born May 12, 1944, in Anderson, to Betty Mae Frame Nicholas and Hobart Royce Nicholas. On June 20, 1964, he was married to Daisy Ruth Burris.
Jim was a graduate of Ball State University, where he received his bachelor’s degree in business. He was an entrepreneur and was presently the co-owner of Nicholas Precision Works. He started N.G. Instruments with his sons in Warsaw, manufacturing orthopedic cutting tools, and was formerly the vice president of manufacturing at Biomet in Warsaw.
Jim was a member of the NRA, Dallas Safari Club and Safari Club International. He loved machining, hunting and even built a bench-rest rifle. Jim very much enjoyed big game hunting and made several safaris to Africa.
He loved life, but most of all he loved his family. He will be dearly missed by all.
He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 53 years, Daisy Ruth Nicholas, Leesburg; two sons: Tony (Mary) Nicholas, Warsaw, and Tim (Ashley Benthal) Nicholas, Dyersburg; and four grandchildren: Zachary and Abby Nicholas, Warsaw, and Landan Benthal and Harper Nicholas, Dyersburg, Tenn. Also surviving is his brother, Don Nicholas, Anderson.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, April 9, at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw.
His funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 10, at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home. Burial will follow with a graveside service at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
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Memorials to The DSC Foundation, 13709 Gamma Road, Dallas, TX 75244; or Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice Inc., P.O. Box 1196, Warsaw, IN 46581-1196.
Condolences may be sent at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.
