Creek Indian Nation - OBIT:  Lela (McNac) Tiger
Creek Citizens from across Creek Nation

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   OKbits File Muscogee Nation News
   Creek citizens from across Creek Nation 
   
   TIGER
   Lela (McNac) TIGER was born October 15, 1916 at Ryal. She died March
   12, 1984, in the Creek Nation Community Hospital at Okemah. Following
   Wake services on March 15 in the Shurden Funeral Chapel and Night
   services that night at the Yardeka Indian Baptist Church, her funeral
   services were held the next day at the Yardeka church with Rev. Roley
   HAYNES officiating, assisted by Rev. Josh HARJO. Pallbearers were
   Jimmy JONES, Ed MOORE, Jr., Carney ROBERTS, Ken GRIMES, Phil
   HOMERATHA, and Perry BEAVER. Interment was in the Yardeka Cemetery.
   Prior to her death, she had lived at 108 South Okmulgee in Okmulgee.
   She was a member of the Yardeka church where she was a Woman's Leader.
   She was preceded in death by her husband, Cody TIGER, January 11,
   1967.
   Survivors include her four sons, Kenneth TIGER, Matthew TIGER, and
   Martin TIGER, all of Okmulgee, and George TIGER of Anadarko; one
   brother, David HARJO of Okemah; and ten grandchildren.