Creek Indian Nation - OBIT:  Billy Ray (Bill) Pittman
Creek Citizens from across Creek Nation

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   OKbits File Muscogee Nation News
   Creek citizens from across Creek Nation 
   
   PITTMAN
   Billy Ray (Bill) PITTMAN was born March 24, 1925, at Stidham. He died
   July 10, 1987, in the Veteran’s Hospital in Muskogee. Indian
   services were conducted at Black’s Funeral Home Chapel July 13.
   Funeral services were held July 14 at Eufaula First Baptist Church
   with Rev. Ernest  BEST officiating. Pallbearers were Mark DOWNING, Tom
   McCARTER, Dave HAZELWOOD, Bill CHEATHAM, Thomas McINTOSH, and Tom
   FORESEE. Honorary pallbearers were Edmond KREBS, Jim BITTLE, Creek
   Chief Claude COX, Robert SIMPSON, Jr., Harley LITTLE, John SELLERS,
   Sr., Dr. David SMITH, D.O.FREEMAN, Paul BURKE, Ken CHILDERS, Robert
   RHINEHEART, Robert LANE, and Dr. Stanley SMITH.
   He entered the U.S. Army shortly after graduation from Stidham High
   School in  1943 and served in Europe during World War II.  He was a
   32nd Degree Mason and a member of Eufaula Lodge No. 1, where he was a
   past worshipful master, a member of McAlester Consistory of Scottish
   Rite, Bedouin Shrine Temple of Muskogee, McIntosh County Shrine Club,
   10 year  member of Shrine Mounted Patrol, member of Lake Eufaula VFW
   Post 8798, served on the board of the Vivian Water Department and was
   chairman of the Creek Nation Hospital Board for ten years.
   He was the son of Samuel Lewis and Ollie Estes PITTMAN. His father
   preceded  him in death.
   On June 4, 1947, he married the former Martha JENNINGS at Ft. Smith
   Arkansas. She survives. Also surviving is one son, Mike PITTMAN of
   Eufaula; his mother, Ollie Estes PITTMAN of Eufaula; one grandson,
   Clinton PITTMAN; five sisters, Lucille HALLUM of Haskell, Ramona
   JOHNSON of Tulsa, Estes McINTOSH of Bixby, and Nadine BUCK and
   Charlotte TURNER, both of  Eufaula; three brothers Langston PITTMAN
   and Glenn PITTMAN, both of Eufaula, and Lincoln PITTMAN of  Stidham.