Creek Indian Nation - OBIT: Robin Shellea Emerson 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 EMERSON Checotah - Robin Shellea EMERSON was born June 7, 1955, in Muskogee. She died April 6, 1990, at Muskogee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services were held April 6 at the First Baptist Church in Checotah, where she was a member. Officiating the service were Rev. Elbert SMITH and Rev. Richard FORD. Pallbearers were Randy KNIGHT, Windsor LLEWELLYN, Jim CANNON, Lee STIDHAM, Wayne WILLIAMS, and Lee MARSHALL. Burial was in the Greenlawn Cemetery. She was a sixth grade science teacher in the Checotah Public School System. She coached sixth grade girls basketball and was named teacher of the year in 1989. She was also a member of the American Legion Auxilliary. She was the daughter of Dan and Keitha Sneed CHILDERS, who survive. Her other survivors include her husband, Jay EMERSON, of the home; her children, Josh EMERSON, Jeremy EMERSON,and Jamie EMERSON, all of the home; one sister, Dana MINNICK of Checotah; and her grandmother, Opal SNEED of Checotah.