Alvin Edward Nichols
November 26, 1954 ~ September 27, 2015
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Alvin Edward "Eddie" Nichols, 60, of Asheville, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2015.
Born in Buncombe County to the late Cecil and Lois Marie Gwathney Nichols, he was a law enforcement officer for the DMV and a veteran of the US Navy Seabees. He was past Post Commander with the VFW Post 891 and was a member of the Elks Lodge.
Survivors include, daughters, Heather Ridgeway (Zeke) of Colfax, NC and Lori Curtin (Chase) of Austin, TX; son, Eric Schumacher of Black Mountain three grandchildren, Peyton and Carson Ridgeway and Liam Curtin; nephew, Justin Talbot and sister, Debra Talbot.
A funeral service will be held Friday at 12 Noon at the Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery.
Visitation will be 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Groce Funeral Home on Tunnel Road.
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So sorry for your loss. Eddie was in the Seabees with my husband. Our prayers are with you all. RIP Eddie!
We will miss you so much Eddie! You meant a lot to all of us Seabees and Honeybees. Prayers and love are with your family.
What a beautiful picture of Eddie looks like from the reunion.. May God wrap you in his loving arms. RIP my friend.. My heart breaks for your Norma, lost without you, but someday you’ll be together again. Love to Eddie sister, I’m so sorry for the loss of your dear brother & to Wanda many blessings… Bonnie & Tony, Jade, Frank,Tiana,Jason, Sasha & all the family. My you find peace thru prayer…
We are keeping you in our prayers.
Sorry to hear about Eddie we was in the same unit in Asheville .R.I.P Brother
Sorry for your loss Eddie was a true friend we were in the same unit in Asheville. We had some great reunion together with Island X 24 .R. I. P. My Brother
Our love & prayers are with all of you during this sad time. My husband was in the Seabees with Eddie & we thought the world of him. Had a long talk with him at the last reunion & we will remember him always.
Fairwinds Seabee!
Sorry for this loss for Eddie’s family and friends, his colleagues and shipmates! As a young kid joining the Seabees, Eddie was one of my mentors and a true man that I looked up to! As I developed into the man I am today Eddie continued to be a mentor, but also, he became a great friend! As with so many, we see each other rarely but when you saw Eddie or called him for something, he would do whatever he could to help. I have watched Eddie cook and serve those older veterans with a kind heart. Fair winds and following seas my friend!
So sorry to hear of your loss. Eddie was such a close friend as I also was a Seabee. Enjoyed seeing him at the reunions we had for Island X-24. He will be truly missed.
Fair winds and following seas Brother. Eddie will be missed. Prayers to the family. Hard to see another shipmate gone before his time. God Bless.
Keeping the family in our prayers RIP brother
My deepest sympathy and condolences. May God give you all the comfort and may he rest in peace.
-EO1(SCW/EXW) James P. Larkin USNR(Ret)
I will miss you my friend , my big brother , my neighbor . I will forever be thankful you were a part of my life. God blessed you with a wonderful family and my heart goes out to you all. I will truly miss you Eddie
Eddie will be missed by all of his fellow Seabees. We are Family and he was part of it. Our hearts go out to his daughters and their families.
Although I did not know Eddie well, we were in the same unit for a while. Just know as he walked the last mile of his journey he was not alone. You will see him again when you get home. Fair Winds and Following Seas my brother. You will be missed by many. May God give you the strength you need to get through this time. Will be praying for you all.
R.I.P my friend. You will be missed At the Annual 24 Seabee Reunion,
Fair Winds and Following Seas brother. Rest your oars WE have the watch.
My deepest sympathy goes out to all the family and friends . I knew Eddie as a boy. He was such a great young man. My thoughts and prayers are with my sweet friend, Wanda., who I know loved Eddie so much.
MY HEART BLEEDS FOR THE LOSS OF MY DEAR SWEET FRIEND!! MAY YOU FIND COMFORT IN THE ARMS OF THE LORD & KNOW YOU ARE TRULY LOVED & MISSED!! I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU & YOUR KIND BEAUTIFUL SOUL!! LOVE ALWAYS!! <3
So sorry for your loss, our Lord is with you always. I also was a Seabee. Enjoyed seeing him at Island X-24 reunions. We will miss him.
Eddie was a friend and fellow Elk he will be missed always a great guy to be around!!!
Thoughts and prayers are with family and friends. RIP dear Eddie!
Such a great person..Always had a smile for everyone…he will be missed by many…
My prayers are with the family and Norma. How hard it is to give up a loved one and especially when they seem so healthy and vital. Seeing him last year at our mini reunion ACR was wonderful. He and Norma were so happy and on their way to Texas. May God bless you all.
May God be with Eddie’s family and his beloved Norma .
I am so sorry for the loss of Eddie! My prayers are for strength, peace, and hope for you all, including my friend Norma!
My heart goes out to you, Norma Mullins, at the loss of your fiancé, Eddie. May God Our Father comfort you and keep you in the palm of His hand at this tragic time. I pray He wraps His arms around you and gives you peace.
Eddie was part of our family and we all love him and will miss him deeply.
Sending prayers of comfort for the family and for Norma!
We are going to miss you Eddie. You’ve been a special friend with lots of great memories. We’ll take good care of Norma as I know you would want us to do.
Saying prayers for peace and comfort for your family as they get through this sad, sad time. You are loved by so many people and will be deeply missed by all. RIP my friend – ’til we see you again!
RIP Mr. Eddie…. Granted High School years are far in our past but, we did have fun then and I was so happy to see you and Miss Norma had finally connected with each other again. May the Lord be with your sweetheart during this time of loss and may she and your family find Peace. Condolences, Prayers, and many Blessings to Norma and Eddie’s family.
Blessings
Rick & Sue (Weaver) Sparks
Eddie was one of my closest friends in high school. We did many things together and had great times. He will be missed. One of the oakley outlaws
RIP Seabee. We have the watch!
It’s hard to believe Eddie is gone. I had classes with Eddie from first grade till 12th. I know all of his Oakley/Reynolds friends are in shock. I always told him, If we were ever in a war, ‘You would be the one I would want to be in the fox hole with’ because he would be the one that you could count on. Rest in peace old friend in the calm waters of heaven.
My heart is broken to lose the love of my life, but you are in heaven and at peace. The love we’ve shared these past couple of years will provide those sweet and wonderful memories to help me get through the rest of my life. Rest now my honey bunny, and I will see you in heaven. My deepest sympathy to your children, sister, aunt, uncle and cousins.
I too will miss Eddie. Although we had not spoken in several years, I have fond memories of his sweet and gentle spirit. I have childhood memories from our school days at Oakley and A.C. Reynolds. God’s peace and comfort to Norma and the family.
Prayers of comfort for Norma & the family during this time
RIP Eddie, until we all meet again!!
Fair winds and following seas, Shipmate. May God smile upon your face.
It was an honor to know Eddie who cared so much about friends, family and our veterans. You will be sorely missed. Prayers of comfort for his family and love to you Debbie. Rest in peace Eddie, a very respected soldier.
A great friend and fellow Seabee. You will be missed until we meet again, and we will. Until then we have our memories. Prayers go out to your family.
RIP, Old Friend. My condolences to All of the family & friends. Im praying for peace for All of you during this difficult time. From ACR to the heights of Heaven’s Gates! Until we meet again….’Fair Winds and Following Seas’….
Eddie you will be missed! God will welcome you at his door steps with open arms. My heart goes out to Norma and family!
So very sorry for your lost Eddie was a good friend to my family during or lost so please accept my condulence.
I served in the Navy Seabee’s with Eddie. He was our Master-at-Arms. No one is ever truly prepared for a loss of a loved one. But in the time that your loved one was here, lives were touched, memories were made and bonds were formed that will last forever.
‘Eternal Father, strong to save… Lord, stand beside the men who build, And give them courage, strength and skill. O grant them peace of heart and mind, And comfort loved ones left behind. Lord,hear our prayers for all Seabee’s, Where’er they be on land or sea. Hear from Heaven our Sailors cry, and grant eternal life on high!’ RIP my Seabee Brother.
Sorry to hear of this family’s great loss! Eddie will be missed so much by all who knew him. My prayers go out to his family and friends who thought so much of him. Eddie and I were the greatest of friends for many, many years and I will miss him so much since we had so much in common–not only as a fellow Seabee and a war buddy, but as a very dear and sincere friend. Farewell my brother Seabee, I will always remember you forever !! Godspeed, and fair winds my friend!
Sending lots of hugs and prayers to Norma.
It is very sad to here about Eddie, We not only the best of friends, we stood side by side in war zone. I send prayers to his family. This was a great loss.
My thoughts are with Norma the love of Eddie’s life and all his children and family. My husband and I had the pleasure of meeting Eddie when he came to Florida to visit Norma he was a really nice and pleasant person to be around. God knows all and my prayers are for peace and comfort for Norma and the family.
I was so sad to hear of Eddie’s passing, I met Eddie about 20 years ago when I moved to Asheville from Michigan. I had the pleasure of living next door to him and got to know him and his daughters. Eddie was a good person and will be missed, I will be keeping all in my prayers
Sorry about Eddie’ death I am sure he will be missed
. My thoughts and prayers go out to the family especially Norma who loved Eddie very much
So sad to have heard of Eddie’s passing. Prayers go out to Norma and his family.
Nichols family,
We will miss Eddie. Our prayers and thoughts go with you all.
God Bless family and friends,thoughts and prayers are with you,from a brother Seabee.
So sad to hear such a loss to family and friends. My prayers are with you.
I will miss you buddy. May you rest in peace.
So sorry for the loss you are in my prayers
I was shocked and very saddened at the passing of Eddie. I’ve always known him to be a really sweet guy. May God be with Norma now as she comes to terms with the loss of her love. Also to Debra, his sister as I can relate to such a loss. it’s not easy, but Gid is good and He’ll help you get through it. With much love
I was very saddened to learn of Eddie’s untimely passing this last week. I had the pleasure of reconnecting with Eddie at our 41st high school reunion last year. In reading the comments in this guestbook, I can see how many people were touched by his life.
Our prayers go out to Norma and to the Nichols family during this difficult time.
Eddie was a top notch professional who above all was sincere. He always was above all conscientious and dedicated. He is one of the best Seabees I ever knew.
I am so sorry about the passing of Eddie…..I went to high school with him at A C Reynolds. My prayer are with the family.