Osage County, Oklahoma, Obituary:  CLEO NIGHTENGALE MASHUNKASHEY

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CLEO NIGHTENGALE MASHUNKASHEY

OCNS - July 28, 2002 - Cleo Mashunkashey, 76, passed away at her home in 
Pawhuska, Oklahoma, Saturday, July 27.   She was born May 23, 1926 in 
Okesa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Omer and Jennie Nightengale.

Cleo graduated from Pawhuska High School and was retired from the Osage 
County Assessor's office.   She was proud to be the first lady in Oklahoma 
to work with the White House to reduce the National Debt.   She was a 
member of the First Christian Church, enjoyed cooking and quilting.   Cleo 
loved living in Pawhuska with life long friends, relatives and neighbors. 

Survivors include her husband, Billy Mashunkashey; five children and their 
spouses, George and Chere Ricker, Bill Jr. and Judy Mashunkashey, J.R. and 
Benita Caton, Sam and Jenny Miller, Joe Ben Mashunkashey, Mary Jane 
Mashunkashey; two step children, John Henry Mashunkashey and Linda Kay 
Hinman; nine grandchildren, four great grandchildren; a brother, Jack 
Nightengale and wife, Cletha; a sister Kitty Salisbury; numerous nieces, 
nephews and special family friend, Neva Howell.

Cleo was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Richard (Dock) 
Nightengale and four sisters, Margaret Nightengale, Elizabeth Newberry, 
Nora Warehime and Letha McCabe.

A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 30, in the 
Johnson Funeral Home Chapel in Pawhuska.   In lieu of other remembrances, 
contributions may be made to the City of Pawhuska Flag Fund as Cleo was so 
proud of the City's new Flag Plaza.

Johnson Funeral Home, Pawhuska, is in charge of arrangements.