Creek Indian Nation - OBIT: Mildred (McCombs) Cummings 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 CUMMINGS Mildred (McCombs) CUMMINGS was born January 16, 1917, at Vivian. She died in May, 1984, (no day given) after a lengthy illness at Creek Nation Community Hospital in Okemah. She was a retired employee of the Creek Nation. Services were held May 10 at Tuskegee Indian Baptist Church, where she was a member. Rev. Dan PHILLIPS officiated. Burial was in the Tuskegee Cemetery. She attended Eufaula Public Schools and Chilocco Indian School and married Thomas R. CUMMINGS in Fort Smith, AR, in 1956. Survivors include her son, Tommy CUMMINGS, Jr. of Muskogee; her five sisters, Evelyn Sue EDDY of Globe, AZ, Vivian McCOSAR and Elizabeth HILL both of Tulsa, Mary DEERINWATER of McAlester, and Bessie Lou POPE of Paoli, KS; one brother, George W. McCOMBS of Wewoka; two stepdaughters, Louella LEE of Eufaula and Mary Catherine GIERTZ of Covina, CA; step sons, David CUMMINGS of Eufaula and Connie Ed CUMMINGS of Oklahoma City; two grandchildren and several step grandchildren. Sister DAVIS was born November 24, 1903, in Railford. She died April 25, 1984, in the Creek Nation Community Hospital. She had been a resident of Hanna. Funeral services were conducted at the Hillabee Indian Baptist Church with Rev. Austin BARNETT officiating. Interment was in the Hanna Cemetery under the direction of the Shurden Funeral Home. Survivors include her son, Billy DAVIS of McAlester, and her nieces and nephews.