Creek Indian Nation - OBIT: Monroe Vernon Burgess, Sr. 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 BURGESS Monroe Vernon BURGESS, Sr., was born August 28, 1928, in Okmulgee. He died January 9, 1990, in Tulsa. Funeral services were held January 12 at Little Cussetah Indian Methodist Church, where he was a member. No information was given on the funeral services or place of interment. He was married to Esther KUYKENDALL on January 4, 1957. She survives. Also surviving him are his two sons, Jan BURGESS and Monroe BURGESS, Jr., both of Okmulgee; his five daughters, Tina BURGESS, Karen BURGESS, Georgia HARJO, and Mulsie TECUMSEH, all of Okmulgee, and Melissa BURGESS of Okemah; and one brother Woodrow BURGESS of Broken Arrow.