Sandra Helen (Nichols) Mann was born on September 30, 1934, in Santa Anna, Texas to parents Vernon Ray and Lenora (Pearson) Nichols. She passed away on July 12, 2025, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

She was a homemaker, a long-time church pianist and vocalist, and an excellent seamstress. 

She is preceded in death by her parents, Vernon and Lenora Nichols, and husband Marion Douglas Mann, Jr.

Sandra is survived by her children Deborah Fort and husband James of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Stephen Mann and wife Liz of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, Brenda Bless and husband Michael of Blanchard, Oklahoma, and Kevin Mann of Tulsa, Oklahoma, grandchildren Michael, Lenora, Samantha, Brian, and Brint, sister Anita Hornbeak of Tulsa, Oklahoma, brother Don Nichols of Alabama, seven great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by sister Deloris Fulks Fisher, and brother William (Billy) Nichols.