Allan R. "Big Al" Nicholls Sr. 78, of Washington, PA and Haines City, FL passed away Friday, September 13, 2019 in Weirton Medical Center.

He was born September 15, 1941 in Washington, PA a son of the late Charles and Aldene Lemmon Nicholls.

Mr. Nicholls was a 1960 graduate of Ellsworth High School and also attended Penn Commercial.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1958 to 1968.

Allan was employed with Washington Steel for over 30 years where he worked in shipping and production control. He was later employed for 17 years as a security guard at Disneyworld, Orlando, FL.

Mr. Nicholls was a member of the Scenery Hill United Methodist Church.

He was a licensed pilot who enjoyed flying small planes. He also enjoyed golfing, camping, NASCAR, the beach and traveling but his passion was motorcycles, he'd think nothing of hoping on one and driving from Orlando to Boston just for a bowl of clam chowder.

Surviving is a daughter Kristy Wood of Marianna, PA; a son Allan R. Nicholls Jr. (Jamie) of Eighty Four, PA; seven grandchildren, Kylee and Jeremy Wood, Dylan, Cameron, Bradon, Regan and Riley Nicholls; two great grandchildren, one brother Lonnie Nicholls (Dori) of Eighty Four, PA; one nephew .

Deceased in addition to his parents is daughter Jody Nicholls who died in infancy.

Friends will be received Wednesday from 4 to 8 PM in the John B. Greenlee Funeral Home, Ltd. 2830 Main St. Beallsville, PA where Funeral Services will be held Thursday, September 19, 2019 at 11 AM with Pastor John Dykstra officiating. Interment will follow in Scenery Hill Cemetery.