Obit.Cherokee County,OK Chester DRUM ================================================================================ USGenWeb NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free Information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ====================================================== Published April 09, 2007 in Muskogee Phoenix Compiled, Transcribed & Submitted by: Shelley Lynch 9Apr2007 Chester Drum 1913-2007 Chester Drum, 93, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2007 at his residence in Gore. He was born May 16, 1913 in Moody, Cherokee County, Oklahoma to Kah Tah Yah Youngduck (Drum) (Agent) and Ground Hog Drum. In 1940, Chester and Mattie Wildcat married. They resided in Braggs, Oklahoma on top of Greenleaf Mountain where they raised ten children. Chester was employed by the Oklahoma State Highway Department for 23 years. He was a good man, a hard worker, and better than the mailman, come rain, hail, sleet or snow, he would be out their somewhere directing traffic. He enjoyed life and loved to party, dance, karoake, and shoot pool. The last few months, his health started declining and he stayed close to home with his grandson and granddaughter. Corinna took very good care of him. Chester was preceded in death by his wife, Mattie Wildcat Drum; daughter, Pauline Drum; sons, Leon Drum, Luther Jay Drum, Jesse Lee Drum and Billie Ray Drum. He is survived by four children, Betty Wells and her husband, Clarence, of Braggs, Corinna Neel of the home in Braggs, Chester Junior Drum and his wife, Brenda, of Warner; Geraldine Ogden and her husband, John, of Braggs and Johnny Glen Drum and his wife, Malinda, of Coweta; 19 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, many nieces, nephews and cousins; two brothers-in-law, two sisters-in-law and lots of friends in surrounding areas. There will be a wake at 6:00 p.m. Monday at the Drum home. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday at Agent Cemetery, Moody, Oklahoma, northeast of Tahlequah, with Rev. Dale Carey officiating. Serving as pallbearers will be Kevin Drum, Eric Drum, Chester Grimmett, Joesph Drum, Matthew Drum, Richard Acker, Shey Drum and Christ Buchanan. Funeral service arrangements are under the direction of Foster-Petering Funeral Home.