Creek Indian Nation - OBIT:  Victor F. Childers
Creek Citizens from across Creek Nation

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   Creek citizens from across Creek Nation 

   CHILDERS
   TULSA - Funeral services for Victor F. CHILDERS, 62,  (born
   approximately 1930) were held December 26, 1992, at Stanleys Memorial
   Chapel.  No information was given on his date or place of birth, date
   or place of death, or place of interment.
   He was a graduate of Chilocco Indian School and Spartan School of
   Electronics.  He attended the University of Tulsa and Duke
   University.  He was employed at Children's Medical Center as a
   radiology technologist for 37 years.  He was past president of both
   the Tulsa Radiological Society and the Oklahoma Radiological Society.
   He was also employed by the Home X-Ray Service.  He was a founding
   member of the Mended Hearts Club, founder of Promoting Indian
   Production and Education (PIPE) summer program for Indian youth,
   founder and host of the National Indian Golf Tournament, a member of
   the Tulsa Creek Indian Community Center, the Tulsa Indian Chamber of
   Commerce, past member of a mayoral commission on Indian Affairs,
   founder of Indian Week in Tulsa, founder of the Tulsa Jr. Pow Wow,
   founder of the Oklahoma Tribal Assistance Program, and a board member
   of the Tulsa Urban Development Authority.
   He was a member of the Church of Madeline and is listed in "Who's Who
   Personalities of the South."  He was a Korean War veteran with the
   45th Infantry Division U.S. Army, Bank Charlie Company.  His Indian
   doll "Charlie" was adopted as the 45th Ddivision mascot, resulting in
   the division being known as "Charlie Company".  The doll currently
   resides in the 45th Division Museum in Oklahoma City.
   He is survived by his wife, Patsy Jo CHILDERS and his son, Victor F.
   CHILDERS II, both of the home; his daughters, Edna WATTS of Tulsa,
   Victoria Lynn SCOTT of Houston, TX; grandchildren, Walter WATTS,
   Jordan SCOTT and Caithn SCOTT; Sisters, Barbara Jean GILLESPIE and
   Joyce BEAR; a brother, Kenneth L. CHILDERS; and a host of nieces,
   nephews, and other relatives.