Obit of Roderick Jake Bert (b630) - Caddo County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Sandy Miller 31 Oct 2000 ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ====================================================================== Surnames: Bert, Whitefox, Kionute, Agopetah, Collins, Waysepappy, Machado, Bowers, Tointigh, Yeahpau, Fredricks, Chalepah, Nestell, Toehay, Anderson, Tartsah Roderick Jake Bert May 17, 1996 GRACEMONT--Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. 20-May-1996 at the Smith Funeral Chapel in Anadarko for Roderick Jake Bert, 20, of Gracemont, who died 17-May-1996 in Anadarko. Officiating at the service was Fred Parton, the Rev. Reuben Ahhaitty and the Rev. Sam Horse. A prayer service was held 19-May-1996 at the Smith Funeral Chapel. Burial was in Anadarko's Memory Lane Cemetery under the direction of Smith Funeral Chapel of Anadarko. Pallbearers were George Waysepappy, Joseph Machado, Jeremy Bowers, Jimmie Tointigh jr, Thomas Yeahpan and Robbie Fredricks. Honorary pallbearers were Ben Chalepah, Roderick Yeahpau Jr., Tony Nestell, Kevin Toehay, Otis Anderson and Richard Tartsah. Bert was born 25-Feb-1976 in Lawton, Comanche county, Ok. to Charles Bert Whitefox and Catherine Kionute. He was a 1996 graduate of Riverside Indian School in Anadarko. Preceding him in death were his grandparents, Gertrude and Joe Bert Agopetah. Survivors include his father of Anadarko; his mother of Gracemont; his maternal grandparents, Harvey M. and Vermona Collins of Gracemont; his maternal grandfather, Lyman Kioute of Lookeba; three brothers, Alfred Bert and Nolan Bert, both of Gracemont and Joseph Bert of Anadarko; one half-brother, Terrence Whitefox of Anadarko; three sisters, Karen Whitefox, Martha Ann Whitefox and Allisynn Whitefox, all of Anadarko and numerous other relatives and friends.