Creek Indian Nation - OBIT:  Henry Tarpalechee
Creek Citizens from across Creek Nation

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   TARPALECHEE
   MORRIS - Henry “Hank” TARPALECHEE was born November 5, 1922,
   in Okmulgee County. He died June 21, 1995, at Okmulgee Memorial
   Hospital. Funeral services were held June 24 at Big Cussetah United
   Methodist Church, where he was a member and a lay minister. Rev. Jim
   ALEXANDER and George MILLER officiated the service. Pallbearers were
   Eddy TARPALECHEE, Brian TARPALECHEE, Darrell TARPALECHEE, Tony
   BERRYHILL, Bobby JENNINGS, Buddy BEAVER, and Darin TARPALECHEE. No
   information was given on the place of interment.
   He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was preceded
   in death by his wife, Elizabeth Perryman TARPALECHEE; his parents,
   Nancy and Miller TARPALECHEE; three brothers, Martin TARPALECHEE,
   Johnson TARPALECHEE, and Yarme TARPALECHEE; and daughter, Yannah
   TARPALECHEE.
   His survivors include his other four daughters, Twyla BEAVER of
   Henryetta, Cheryl GRAYSON of Beggs, Henrietta TARPALECHEE of Morris,
   Teresa JENNINGS of Okmulgee and her husband, Bobby JENNINGS; his two
   sons, Edward TARPALECHEE and his wife, Rowena, and Yarme TARPALECHEE,
   all of Okmulgee; two sisters, Mahaley JONES of Okmulgee, and Mulsey
   LONG of Seminole; 20 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.