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Vickie Lee Nichols joined Jesus and her beloved Pat in Heaven on October 7, 2022.
Born on January 8, 1949 in Salina, Kansas to parents L’Roy Johnson and Eulala Faye Johnson, Vickie grew up an Air Force brat and lived in Kansas, California, Washington, Texas, Japan, New Mexico, and North Carolina. She was lucky to get to spend all four years of high school and graduated from 71st High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina in 1967.
After high school she moved to Enid, Oklahoma where her parents had retired. This is where she met the love of her life, Pat Nichols. They married on July 20, 1974 and spent the next 48 years loving each other and serving others. In 2016, Vickie and Pat were honored with Edmond’s Citizens of the Year for their dedication and contribution to Edmond.
Vickie’s love for working with people to plan travel started in 1966 while still in high school. She worked at a local travel agency in Fayetteville, North Carolina. After working at a few more agencies, she opened Nichols Travel in 1978. She loved her clients, many became lifelong friends. She continued to work until her last day.
Everything centered around her faith in God. He was the source her strength, her guiding light. Her love for the Lord was evident for many to see. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church on Rankin in Edmond where she served as a marriage mentor and Stephen Minister.
She loved spending time with her family and friends. Vickie and Pat were excellent Spades partners, they loved having friends over for round robin tournaments. She thrived at the board game Scrabble and was hard to beat. She loved tending to her plants and had a ‘home remedy’ spray that helped them grow and flourish.
Vickie is survived by her son Todd Nichols, daughter Lindsey Martin, daughter-in-love Dana Spomer, son-in-love Chris Martin, grandchildren Austin, Dillon, Addison and Shelby of Edmond. Trudy (sister) and Marty Fennewald of Colorado Springs, Danny (brother) and Gina Johnson of Purcell, Jack Johnson of Littleton, Colorado, Timothy (brother) and Jan Johnson of Stillwater and Wayne (brother) and Marilyn Johnson of Enid along with numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Pat.
Celebration of Life will be held on Tuesday, October 11 at 1:30pm at First Presbyterian Church of Edmond. A reception will follow at the church directly after the service. Click the following link to live stream the service https://www.fpcedmond.org/
Reverend Matt Jones will officiate the ceremony.
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