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Donald Deedrick Nolan Jr., 54, of 879 Getwell Road, Hernando, Miss., a former Madison resident, died Friday, May 26, 2006, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southhaven, Miss.
He was born May 15, 1952, in Hammond, the son of Donald D. Sr. and Kathleen Nickeas Nolan.
While at Madison Consolidated High School, he was a National Merit Scholar, won the Custer Contest in 1970, was a delegate to Boys State, and was a member of the National Honor Society and the newspaper staff. In college, he was president of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity at Rose Hulman Institute of Technology. He worked with several major companies as a civil engineer and project manager, including Chicago Bridge, Virginia Power, and Bechel & Perkins. He lived in Williamsburg, Va., from 1984 to 1992, and had lived in Hernando for nine years. He was an active member of Longview Point Baptist Church in Hernando, giving many hours to the prison ministry, teaching Sunday school and helping with Bible School. He was a member of the Structural Crane & Rigging Association, and had won numerous job-related awards. He had participated in the Memphis, Tenn., Chili Cook Off, and had won it three years in a row. He was an avid gun and book collector; enjoyed fishing, hunting, reading and his dogs. He was known for his loyalty to his friends.
He is survived by his wife, Brenda McGowan Nolan, whom he married Jan. 22, 1977; two sons, Clinton Wyatt Nolan and Matthew Lee Nolan, both of Hernando, Miss.; his mother, Kathleen Nickeas Nola Nolan Madison; one sister, Theresa Scroggins of Madison; two brothers, Daniel Howard Nolan of Madison and Michael “Mike” Nolan of Scottsburg; and several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and other relatives.
He was preceded in death by his father, Donald D. Nolan Sr., March 19, 2004; his grandparents, Chester A. and Sally Cooper Nolan, and Constantine “Gus” and Liberty Nickeas; and one niece.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at First Assembly of God Church. Burial will follow in Grandview Memorial Gardens.
Friends may call at Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and at the church Friday from 9 a.m. until the service.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Longview Baptist Church or First Assembly of God. Contribution cards are available at the funeral home.
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Don Phillips
Don passed away in May 2006 from an unfortunate accident, he was living in Hernando Mississippi at the time. Don had a very successful career as an engineer specializing in the movement of large equipment. Don was married and had two sons.Don had a very strong spirtualbelief and had voluteered in prison ministries. This core part of Don grew after the loss of his very good friend and classmate Robert Mason. We all knew Don would strive to leave this world a better place as a result of his efforts. We are all blessed by having known him.
Mona Huling (Matheney)
Thanks, for finding the story of Don Nolan and Robert Mason! I'm in awe of them.Cheryl Facemire (Taylor)
I remember Don as always being so brilliant. I would look at him and wish I had his smarts. I really looked up to him, after all National Honor Society, Custer Contest, National Merit Scholar. Wow. I'm glad to hear that he carried that wisdom thru his life and lived it with grace. God Bless Don, I'm sure He did.David Banks
Reading Don's obituary has haunted me. While we did not spend a lot of time together, the time we did spend was special. Don, like myself, lived in the country. He lived in the small town of China which you could get to by one of the small gravel backroads off of Graham Road. My parents had a small farm on Graham Road and that is where I grew up. We both had spent the night at each others house, so we both knew each others circumstances. There were times when we played music together- Don liked Eric Burton of the "Animals" and used to sing "House of the Rising Sun". He was especially fond of that old yellow Jeep, with the yellow beacon, that his folks had and drove it on the small swells on my parents place for adventure. Over the years I lost track of him as I was wrapped up in my own world. What a shame. I will miss Don but I hope to see him again.