Funeral service for Floyd N. "Pickles" Nickell will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 17, 2026 in Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel.

Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery.

The family will greet friends from 2-4 pm Sunday at the funeral home.

Floyd N. "Pickles" Nickell, 84, of Lawton, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2026, in Lawton. He was born November 27, 1941, in Lawton to Loyed and Peggy (Tongkeamha) Nickell.

Floyd was a lifelong Lawton resident. He attended Will Rogers Elementary School and Central Junior High School before graduating from Lawton High School in 1959.

Throughout his working life, Floyd held various jobs before beginning his career in the local manufacturing industry. In 1977, after the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company selected Lawton as the site for a new manufacturing plant, Floyd went to work for Brown & Root Industrial Services. In 1979 he joined Goodyear, where he worked for 23 years as a lubrication mechanic. Floyd started working for Ramey's Pool Hall as a rack boy at a very early age, which began his love for the game. He later also owned and operated Pickles' Pool Hall for almost two decades. Following his retirement from Goodyear, he continued working as a security officer for the Fort Sill Apache Casino.

Floyd was a proud member of the Kiowa Tribe and served as tribal treasurer from 1994 to 1996. His Native American heritage was an important part of his life, and he shared that heritage with others through his love of traditional dancing. Floyd frequently visited local schools dressed in his Native regalia, where he performed traditional dances and taught students about Native American culture and traditions. He was also a member of the Tia Piah Society, participating in traditions that held deep meaning for him and connected him to his Kiowa heritage. One of the most memorable honors of his life came in 1998, when he was chosen to carry the Olympic Torch down Gore Boulevard in Lawton as part of the Olympic Torch Relay for the 1998 Olympic Games.

At the age of 33, Floyd accepted Christ as his Savior. His faith remained an important part of his life, and for many years he attended Cameron Baptist Church.

He is survived by his daughters, Crysti Brierton and her friend, Keith Bridges, and Penny Lee and her husband Joe; grandchildren, Austin Brierton and his wife Kayla, Collin Brierton and Ashtyn, and Joe Bob Lee and his wife Sidney; four great grandchildren, Hallie, Kopelan and Kolson Brierton and Emma Lee; his brother, Lloyd Dean Nickell; four sisters, Shirley Jean Gavinski, Rosa Lee Wooten, Teresa Martinez and Sharon Kay Marcotte; two adopted brothers, Eddie Heminokeky and his wife Laura and Harold Johnson and his wife Irene; his longtime friend, Pat Layton; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his brothers, Terrell Gene Nickell, Mickey Lynn Nickell, Boyd Neal Nickell, Roy Jim Nickell and Frank Tongkeamha.

Memorial contributions may be made the Parkinson's Foundation.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to the caring staff of McMahon-Tomlinson Nursing Center and Memorial Hospice for the compassionate care and kindness they showed Floyd during his final days.