Creek Indian Nation - OBIT:  George Ivan Gordon
Creek Citizens from across Creek Nation

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   OKbits File Muscogee Nation News
   Creek citizens from across Creek Nation 
   
   GORDON
   WELEETKA - George Ivan GORDON was born December 11, 1915, in Dustin.
   He died November 7, 1995. No information was given on the date or
   place of his funeral or interment.
   He graduated from Weleetka High School in 1943, worked in the shipyard
   of California as a welder, enlisted in the U.S. Army 7th Armored
   Division, and served in Europe during World War II. For his military
   service he was awarded many medals, including three Bronze Stars and a
   Purple Heart. He was honorably discharged in 1947 as a disabled
   veteran with service related injuries. He graduated from Oklahoma
   Agriculture and Mechanical Institute in 1951 as a medical laboratory
   and x-ray technician. He also held a degree in accounting. He was
   employed at Weleetka Medical Clinic, Okemah Rose Clinic, and Okfuskee
   Memorial Hospital. He retired in 1971 to pursue his ranching hobby. He
   was an active member of the Oklahoma Society of Medical Technicians,
   National Society of Medical Technicians, Disabled American Veterans,
   and the Weleetka School Board and Weleetka Historical Association.
   He was preceded in death by his parents, John Morgan and Pearlie Smith
   GORDON; a daughter, Cindy GORDON; a grandson, Cody (GORDON?); a
   sister, Lottie GORDON; and a brother, Scott GORDON. He was survived by
   his wife, Anna Lou Jones GORDON, whom he married in 1948; daughters,
   Linda REDDICK of Weleetka, Sharon WALKER of Okfuskee, and Cathy
   REDEKER of Prague; four grandchildren, Kimberly REDDICK of Stillwater,
   Karie ALLEN of Ada, Keith WALKER of Okfuskee, and Jessica SCOTT of
   Okemah; one great-grandson, Travis SCOTT of Okemah; and two brothers,
   Carl GORDON and Kyle GORDON, both of Weleetka.