Vivian Ann (Bowers) Nida

December 25, 1928 – March 31, 2012

Vivian Ann Nida, 83, of Perry, Oklahoma, died Saturday, March 31, 2012, at her residence.

Born on December 25, 1928, in Perry, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of Harry and Mary Palovik Bowers. She graduated from Perry High School in 1946. On April 17, 1947, Vivian married her best friend and the love of her life John Dean Nida. John preceded her in death on November 1, 2011.

Vivian lived in the Perry area for most of her life. She was a member of the First Christian Church. She enjoyed playing cards, fishing, traveling and going on bus tours to her favorite casinos. Above all family was the most important thing to Vivian in her life. Vivian will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother by all that knew her.

Vivian is survived by her three sons, Gary Nida and his wife, Vivian of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Dale Nida of Edmond, Oklahoma; and Mark Nida and his wife, Jodie, of Tulsa, Oklahoma; six grandchildren, Dr. Brooke Roberts and Hunter Nida both of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Jessica Wright of Oak Point, Texas, Natalie Hardin of Guthrie, Oklahoma, Amanda Stein and Jon Nida of Tulsa, Oklahoma; one sister Thelma Hansen of Perry, Oklahoma; and nine great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John, both of her parents, Harry and Mary Bowers, and one brother, Gene Bowers.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 5, 2012, at the First Christian Church in Perry, Oklahoma. Rev. Martin Foster will officiate. Interment will be at Grace Hill Cemetery, Perry, Oklahoma. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society.