~ IN MEMORY ~
Navy veteran, DL Capt. Boyd Travis Nickell
April 28, 1939 — January 23, 2024
Notice of passing….retired Delta Air Lines pilot
Captain Boyd Travis Nickell, age 84.
Captain Nickell joined Delta Air Lines 10-03-1966 and retired with Delta
in 1999, based 030/ATL. Widowed on May
10, 2023 with the passing of his wife Patricia, Captain Nickell is survived by his
children and their families.
Obituary information can be viewed online at
https://www.poolefuneralhome.net/obituaries/boyd-nickell also
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/boyd-nickell-obituary?id=54179776
PCN Memorial site
Boyd Travis Nickell
Boyd Travis Nickell, age 84, of Marietta, passed
away peacefully on January 23rd, 2024.
Boyd was born in Wrigley, Tennessee, the oldest of
4 children of the late Marcus and Martha Nickell of Pulaski, TN.
Boyd received his bachelor's degree in 1961 from
Tennessee Polytechnic Institute where he studied Mathematics and
Engineering. After being graduated, he
enlisted in the United States Navy where he became a Naval Aviator. Once his commitment to the Navy ended, he
became a pilot for Delta Airlines where he retired in 1999.
Boyd married the late Patricia Marie Hardy from
Pensacola in 1963 while attending Naval Flight Training at Pensacola NAS. They were married for almost 60 years. Patricia peacefully passed away on May 10th,
2023. Together they had 4 sons: Jeff,
Todd, Scott, and the late Kevin Nickell.
Boyd is survived by 3 sons, 3 daughters-in-law, 9
grandchildren, and 3 siblings: Jeff & Margarita Nickell (Lenor, Marcus and
Claudia), Todd & Lisa Nickell (Ava), Scott & Andrea Nickell (Mia,
Lydia, Wesley, and Hailey), Porter Nickell (son of the late Kevin Nickell), and
his siblings Jane Taylor, Joan Bailey and John Mark Nickell.
A Celebration of Life service will be held on
February 24th, 2pm at Woodstock Community Church (237 Rope Mill Rd, Woodstock,
GA 30188).
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