Creek Indian Nation - OBIT: Thelma Cora Derrisaw 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 DERRISAW OKMULGEE - Thelma Cora DERRISAW was born February 27, 1913, at Concharty. She died March 12, 1994, at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. Funeral services were held March 16 at Newtown United Methodist Church, where she was a member. Officiating the services were Rev. Clarence BIGLER, Rev. Willie GOODEN, and Rev. George MILLER. Pallbearers were Charles BELL, Robbie RECORD, Tim THOMPSON, Dennis JUNEAU, Rex MOSQUITO, and Bobbie BROWN. Interment was in the Newtown Cemetery. She was retired from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the daughter of Jasper and Ruth Anderson BELL. Her survivors included her husband, Roosevelt DERRISAW, of the home; and several nieces and nephews.