Dr. Floyd E. Nicley

NICLEY, Dr. Floyd Edward Age 78 of Bristol, TN, died Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born in Knoxville on Thursday, December 12, 1929 to the late Curt and Ida Beeler Nicley. He received his B.S. degree from Lincoln Memorial University in 1951 and his M.D. degree from the U.T. Medical College in Memphis in 1956. He was a member of Alpha Kappa Kappa Fraternity. He completed his internship at U.T. Medical Center in 1956 and his residency at the UMW Hospital in Middlesboro. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army from May of 1957 until April of 1959 with the 12th Engineering Battalion in Germany. Dr. Nicley practiced medicine at Bristol Memorial Hospital/ Bristol Regional Medical Center from 1959 until 1999. He served as President of the Sullivan-Johnson County Medical Society in 1971, was a director at BMH from 1976 - 1979 and served as chief of staff in 1979. He was the physician for Electrolux for 30 years. He maintained a private practice in conventional and holistic medicine from 2004 until his recent illness. He was a member of State Street United Methodist Church. Survivors include his sons, Steven E. Nicley, his wife Connie, and their children, Katelyn Greer Nicley and Savannah Elizabeth Nicley, and Barry Duane Nicley and his wife Carmen, his daughter, Alisha Beth Shaffer, her husband Michael, her children Ashley Lauren Hill, Erica Danielle Hill and Ryan Alexander Hill, and her grandson, Thomas Ryan Hill; his brother, Robert Nicley and his daughters, Karen Roper and Kim Nicley. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Doris Griffin Nicley and his second wife, Lavena Honaker Nicley. The family will receive friends from 6:30 until 9 o'clock Friday evening, at Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. Dr. Nicley's remains will lie in state for public viewing in the parlor at State Street United Methodist Church, from 10:30 until 11:30 a.m. Saturday morning. The funeral service will be conducted at 12 o'clock Noon Saturday, June 7, 2008 at State Street United Methodist Church, with Dr. Gary Montgomery and Rev. Bob Branch officiating. A second service will be conducted at 3:30 Saturday afternoon, at Liberty Hill United Methodist Church in Washburn, TN. Burial will follow in Liberty Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Lee Deel, George Testerman, Bobby Holder, Gary Montgomery, Bobby Branch and Kim Sorenson. Honorary Pallbearers will be Doctors Claude Calcote, Claude Crockett, A.C. Rolen, James Bowman, Donald Quinn, David Jones, Jane Toothman, Doug Williams, Doug Weberling, Christopher Kennedy, Sarfraz Zaidi and Pierre Istfan, and medical associates Joan Lindamood, Sue Chafin, Gloria Davenport, Lesa Tester, Melissa Anderson, Renee Jackson, Robin Kendall, Margie Bowman, Kelly Greer, Janice Shaffer, Jackie Barr, Cathy Sparkman, Lora Rasnake and Beverly Bellamy. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the Lupus Foundation, 3181 Poplar Avenue, Suite 100, Memphis, TN 38111; the ALS Association, 27001 Agoura Road, Suite 150, Calabasas Hills, CA 91301; or to the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 444 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 846, Washington, DC 20001-1512. Condolences and memories may be shared with the family by visiting www.oakley-cook.com. Dr. Nicley and his family are in the care of OAKLEY-COOK FUNERAL HOME, (423) 764-7123.