Born in Ware Shoals, South Carolina, she was a Daughter of the late William Akin Teague and Helen Dent Teague.
She graduated from Lander University with a nursing degree. She enjoyed spending time at the beach and the lake with the family. Nikki was a big Clemson fan.
She was a member of Chesnee First Baptist Church.
Nikki was predecease by her husband of 56 years, Gerald W. Graydon. She is survived by one son, Kyle Graydon (Becca); three daughters, Gigi Oliver (Robbie), Milette Graydon, and Erica Davis (Jeremy); eight grandchildren, Evan and Trent Mowrey, Justin Oliver (Becca), Kayla Hudson (Ricky), and Caroline, Graydon, Carson, and Matthew Davis; and one great-grandchild, Elliott Oliver.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to the Carolina Poodle Rescue.
Arrangements by Mackey at Century Drive, Greenville, South Carolina.