Joseph Swede Nickerson
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Graveside funeral services with military honors for Lieutenant Commander Joseph S. Nickerson, 77, of Carthage, Texas will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 22, 2022, at the Restland Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev. Arnold Shrewsbury officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of Hawthorn Funeral Home.
Mr. Joseph Swede Nickerson was born July 7, 1945, in Milton, Florida. He passed this life peacefully September 16, 2022, in Tyler, Texas. Joseph was raised in Florida and graduated from Abilene Christian University. He proudly served his country through the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam Era receiving the Vietnam service and campaign metals and a purple heart after over 20 years of active service. Mr. Nickerson served as a pilot, flying for the D.E.A., served in the civil air patrol and taught many to fly over the course of his career. He is preceded in death by his parents, and two brothers.
Mr. Nickerson is survived by Marc Balfanz and wife Brenda who he loved as a son and daughter-in-law, many close friends, Don Hebbard, Matt Helms, Glen Arnold, and many other friends.