Creek Indian Nation - OBIT: Rev. Jimmie Cahwee Creek Citizens from across Creek Nation ==================================================================== 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. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon Crawford scburn1@oklahoma.net http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbits Abstracted by: Eulala McDowell Pegram http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbits/musnation.html ==================================================================== OKbits File Muscogee Nation News Creek citizens from across Creek Nation CAHWEE Rev. Jimmie CAHWEE was born May 20, 1915 in Sapulpa. He died in March, 1984 (no day given). Funeral services were held March 31at the Mutte Loke Indian United Methodist Church, rural Bristow, with the Rev. John LOWE and Rev. Thomas LONG officiating. Interment was in the Bigpond Cemetery under the direction of Smith Funeral Home. He had lived all his life in the area except for his Army service in WWII and Korea. He was a member of the American Legion. He had worked as a rate clerk for the Sand Springs Railway 26 years as well as being a minister. He began his ministry in 1952 in the United Methodist Church and founded Mutte Loke Church. He later pastored at the Choska Circuit four years. He was past district treasurer for the United Methodist Indian Missionary Conference and chairman of the Finance Committee of the CFA. He is survived by his wife, Wanney CAHWEE; four brothers , Mose CAHWEE of Sapulpa, William CAHWEE of Tulsa, Amos CAHWEE of Sand Springs, and David CAHWEE of Depew; and one sister, Betty JONES of Sapulpa.