Funeral service for Wilva "Dot" Nichols, 85, Lawton will be at 10:00 am Monday, April 13, 2015 at Letitia Baptist Church, East of Lawton, with Bro. Jim Spurlock, Marlow, OK and Rev. Matt Kelly, Pastor of Letitia Baptist Church officiating. Wilva passed from this life to join her Lord Jesus Christ, her husband and other relatives on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 in Lawton. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. Wilva was born June 18, 1929 in Chattanooga, Oklahoma to Jake Elbert and Juanita Ruth (Jones) Giles. She moved with her family to Lawton in 1934. On February 28, 1946, Wilva married her high school sweetheart William Marcus Nichols. They spent their married life in Lawton and were married 48 1/2 years when William passed on July 30, 1994. Wilva worked ten years for Jarrel's IGA Food Store. In 1959 she went to work for Herb's Stores and in 1978 she worked as Herb's personal secretary until her retirement on February 19, 1997. She sold Stanley products for several years and was an AVON representative obtaining the presidential membership award. She was a precinct worker for the Comanche County Election Board. Wilva and Bill were members of the Okie Trail Riders, and enjoyed going to Marlow to the Senior Citizens music on Saturday nights. Her life changed when she lost Bill, he was her best friend as well as her husband. Wilva was a member of Letitia Baptist Church, a member of Elza's Bible Study Class and looked forward to keeping attendance records for Bible School every year. She was very active in all her activities at church till ill health slowed her down. She loved to work cross word puzzles and play Chicken Foot Dominoes with her friends. Wilva loved to cook and bake. She made fruit cakes and banana bread as a specialty during Thanksgiving and Christmas. She also loved to sew and made many baby quilts and gave them as gifts. She also loved doing alterations for family and friends. Her biggest challenge was to make a tuxedo for a five month old baby boy for a wedding. Wilva is survived by three sons and their wives, William (Billy) Nichols and Jenny of Baltimore, MD, Robert Nichols and Becky of Lawton, OK, Wayne Nichols and Laurie of Lawton, OK, five grandchildren and their families, Tiphanie Murphy and Mark of Elgin, OK, Shane Nichols and Heather of Lawton, OK, James Nichols of Baltimore, MD, Jennifer Blackwood and Charles of OKC, OK, Rebecca Fellrath and Doug of OKC, OK, many great grandchildren, a brother Don Giles of Walters, OK, two sisters, Joyce Denton of Cache, OK, Janette Justice and Marshall of Lawton, OK, an uncle Claud "Winky" Jones of Winchester, VA, special sister-in-law Gail Giles of Lawton, OK, and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Wilva was preceded in death by her beloved husband William "Bill" Nichols, her parents, sister, granddaughter, grandson, four brothers-in-law, sister-in-law, a niece and several uncles, aunts, cousins. Memorial contributions may be made to Letitia Baptist Church, 2606 SE State Highway 65 Lawton, OK 73501.