Mr. Bernard Williams Nicholson, 47, of 230 Clinton St., New York, died Saturday, April 13, 2013. A funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Edward. The family will receive friends at the home of his mother and stepfather, Vernell and Julius Williams, 106 Williams Road, Blounts Creek. Arrangements are by Whitfield & Whitley Funeral Home.