F.L. Nikki Rainbolt, of Oklahoma City, OK peacefully went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday evening, March 20, 2025, surrounded at home by her husband and children.

Nikki was born January 27, 1937 to Arnold and Fannie Halstead, in Oklahoma City, OK. Nikki was one of six siblings. She graduated from Capital Hill Highschool in Oklahoma City. She loved family, dancing, cooking, her many friends, her children, grandkids, her great grandchildren, and caring deeply for others.

Nikki worked at Metro School as an assistant teacher, and cooked Sunday brunches for Metro Church. Nikki worked at Mercy Hospital for almost 30 years, until she retired in 2010.

Nikki started “Coats For Kids,” a ministry at Village Baptist Church, providing winter coats that she purchased and many that were donated. She distributed the coats, with the help of local schoolteachers. Her love for children and a big heart was known by many. Her love for children and a big heart was known by many.

Nikki worked and prayed diligently with her husband Joe, from 2011 until August of 2015, in bringing the three-day “Franklin Graham Crusade” to the Cox Center in Oklahoma City, OK. It was a very successful crusade, with many individuals coming to know Jesus Christ as their personal savior. Nikki, along with many other local church members, were real prayer warriors for the crusade, praying for and caring earnestly, that many individuals would accept the Lord Jesus Christ, then continuing to pray for those who attended after the Crusade.

Nikki was also very active for many years in Samaritans Purse Christmas Shoe Box Ministry, purchasing children’s items, and putting together Christmas shoe boxes each year, to be distributed worldwide to children all over the world. She enjoyed having her younger grandchildren help her shop for items, and build the gift boxes together, to be distributed each Christmas as well. That ministry expanded later to include a few local nursing homes, with the staff and patient family members purchasing items, then some of the patients helping Nikki build the shoe boxes together on an early day in November, to be distributed before Christmas. Many lives were blessed as they helped in this ministry.

Nikki is survived by her husband of 15 years of Oklahoma City, OK, son, Steven Edmiston, and wife Candince Edmiston of Wichita, KS; Scott Edmiston, and wife Mary-Ellen Edmiston of Nashville, TN; Jamie Nelson, and husband Brad Nelson of Guthrie, OK; Leslie Ballenger and husband Johnnie Gilpen Jr. of Union City, OK; Shannon Pierce and husband Michael Pierce of Edmond, OK; Michelle Shine of Oklahoma City, OK.

Nikki has 11 grandchildren: Irael Edmiston, Christian Edmiston, Timothy Edmiston, Daniel Edmiston, Ryan Nelson, Cycle Ballenger, Madison Ballenger, Ashley Nakvinda, Cali Dorman, Wyatt Dorman, and Bre Bateman.

Nikki has 12 great grandchildren and 1 great, great grandchild, along with one stepbrother, Coy Abrams of Oklahoma City, OK, and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.

Nikki is Proceeded in death by her parents Arnold and Fannie Halstead, and Stepdad Courtney Abrams; Brothers, Arnold Halstead and Johnny Halstead; Sisters, Edna McKinney, Sally Smiley, and Jessie Prince.

In lieu of flowers please consider making a charitable donation in Nikki's honor to Samaritan's Purse.