Honoring Those We've Lost 2020
In remembrance of those who passed in 2020, Chief Batton has issued a proclamation declaring February 18, 2021 a National Day of Remembrance in the Choctaw Nation.
Hvpim akania tuk a, holitobli cha ikanohmi micha ikana yohmi ka nan aiya micha nuktanla eisha he il im ahni.
We honor the lives of those we have lost and wish comfort and peace for their loved ones.
- Lena Joys (LeFlore) Frazier
- Stanley "Odell" Bench
- James Ward
- Pearl Mae (Tims) Lewis
- George Robert Webster
- Gerald Frank Williams
- Charles Wayne Sexton
- Martha Ellen (Pebworth) Pierce
- Gay Gower
- Glenda Rae (Green) Brooks
- Russell "RL" Leland Hale
- Jewel Dean (Brown) Holmes Lidey
- Kimbel E. Hice
- Raymond Lee Thompson
- Donna Sue (Mahaney) Bartee
- Velma L. (Ontaiyabbi) Roberts
- James Allen Smith
- Ahdohlowah Esther Tonihka
- Donald Johnson
- Willis Ray McGuire
- Hiram Rowdy Simpson
- Mary Elizabeth (Springman) Robertson
- Vera Ann Mackey
- Fleming Simes Jr.
- Phyllis Charline Goar
- Gary Lee Armstrong
- Joseph Byington
- Curtis Eldon Clearman
- Bobby Jo Phelps
- Lucille Delila Timmons
- Ruby Mae Samuels
- Wesley Wayne Wilson
- Lena Lucille (Impson) Carroll
- Michael Edward Smith
- Imogene Maxine Owens
- Dr. Joseph Patton "Joe Pat" Bohanon
- Cecil Loren James
- David Paul Schuster
- Justin "Miko" Anna
- Jacqueline Marie Sutton
- Marie Gardner Wong
- Melissa Kay Underwood
- Velma Marie (Frazier) Angel
- Chad Farrel Hobgood
- Kent Eugene Phillips
- Judy Newport
- Mark James
- Rosemary Sheppard
- Jeanne Ellen Warren
- Carl Todd Bowden Hamilton
- Bryan Casey Belvin
- Douglas Jay Hollingsowrth
- Yvonne Louise Starkey
- Doris Box
- Jacqueline Davis
- James "Jim" Ireland
- Janice Marie Walker
- Benjamin Franklin Sr.
- Rebecca Nix
- Robert Edward Christie
- Nellie Bernice Bounds
- Anita Pulliam Main
- Jack Miller
- Johnna Lea Richards
- Minnie Fay (Jefferson) Barnes
- Evelyn Mari Ornelas
- Gene William Fowler
- Lloyd Lee Morris
- Lodie Ann Mitchell
- John Randall Johnston
- Alyce U. Caldwell
- Dorothy Virginia (White) Fry
- Ronnie Ranea Fitzpatrick
- Jim McCurtain
- Kathy Jean (Logan) Fish
- Theresa Johnson Oss
- Harold Duane Carshall
- Rev. Charles "Chock" Battiest
- Alan Dale Gibson
- Helen Louisa Marshall
- Helen Ruth Samuel
- Mason Andrew Justice
- Claudine Impson Wheeler
- Gerald Paul Jackson
- William Kyle Green
- Pamela Sue Taylor
- Martha Jan Maxwell
- Patricia Rae Perry Caughern
- Dennis "Buck" Clark Boughan
- Sharon Kay (Tom) Davis
- Houston Baker Jr.
- Don Lee Hill
- Emerson Wilson Lewis
- Nelda Graves
- Jimmie Louise Neely
- Jincy Iva Wallace
- Leola (Wesley) Lester
- Floy J. Vessakosol
- Tade Jospeh-Dale James
- Bruce Allen Jacob
- Michael Allen Dyer
- Harrell Lee Ivey
- Rodney Gene Taylor
- JoLynda Boutwell-Loyd
- Glenna Moriane Creasy
- Ulene Mowdy
- Victoria Denise (Baker) Gonzalez
- Eunice Bohanon
- Nevaeh Hendrix
- Wayland Davenport
- Benita Erwin
- Lee A. Battiest
- Athaline "Mona" Lewis
- Jerome Finch
- Robert L. Moore
- Mabel Lee Blake Martin
- George Leslie Hulsey
- Johnny Lee Wade Sr.
- Pairlee Minnie Treat-Householder
- Patrick P. Coxsey Jr.
- John Branch Jr.
- Kenneth Wayne Battles
- Gerald Wayne Gibson
- Ezra Dawn Jade Cole
- Diana Parish Larocque
- Leonard Leon Brokeshoulder
- Toneva Ann Brunson
- Juanita Marie McDaniel
- Steven Danna
- Inez (Thompson) Morrison
- Cyrus Silas McKinney
- JoAnn Jessie McKinney
- Angelita Trent
- Ruth Alice Jackson
- Sheila Shanel Emmert Stegall
- Amos "Chief" Wesley
- O.P. Proctor Jr.
- Bruce Curtis Barnes
- Dalton Floyd Long
- Margie Ann Jones
- Virgil Ray Battiest
- Virgil Labor
- William "Billy" D. West Jr.
- Linda Louise Parish
- William Thomas Sheffield
- Katie Noahubi
- Eugene Dewayne Jefferson
- Geneva Rowe
- Saundra Louise Hardy Hill
- Francis Marie Cusher
- Michael Lee Hanson
- Viola Zumwalt
- William Edward (Ed) Pisachubbe
- Neal Williams
- Nikita "Niki" June (Hulin) Palmer
- Daphana "Dee" Elaine Cook
- Avis Marie Blackmon
- Nellie Myrl Luna
- Ola Mae (Kanimaya) Hatridge
- Dawson Conover
- Joann Russell Sanders
- Courtney Beth Seybold
- Lee James
- Gregory Lee James
- Wanda Jea Wilson Lingo
- Lyndol A. Impson
- Ursula Lee Anderson
- James Edwin Reeves
- James Monroe Melton
- Ronald David "Runt" Nichols
- Patty Davis
- Edmond Talmadge Billy
- Carl Claunts Collier Jr.
- Barbara Jean Lair
- Eugene "Cokey" Davis Wilson Jr.
- Opal Founda Berci
- Philip Carl La Pat
- Alice Darlene Bohanon Seebeck
- Carol Ann Helen McClure
- Mary Dean Oliver
- Shirley Cogburn
- Gloria B. Sumpter Dittemore
- Gage Ty Wilson
- Quilby Ben James
- Brian Wesley Stevens Acuna
- Betty Jean (Wade) Eastep
- Mary Frances Bohanon
- Ralph Jay Goins
- Scotty Bacon
- Charles "Charlie" DeWayne Southard
- Jeffrey Scott Beck
- Wilma Walker
- Joseph D. Vann Sr
- Peggy Lee Cox
- Marie Evelyn Hammontree
- Angela Sharp
- Charles "Bob" "Huck" Burris
- Alvin Louis McIntosh
- Barbara Ann Ridenour
- John Grady Coe Jr.
- Billy Francis James
- Mabel Jewel (Going) McGuire
- Margie Nell (Spring) Williams
- Marjorie "Pargie" Rice
- Audie Melvin John
- Rhoda Anderson
- Haskell E. Bohanan
- Louis Junior Johnico
- Lena Roberts
- James L. Vann
- Mark Pace Emmert
- Rickey Allen Nored
- Shirley Lowman
- Roscoe "Frank" Jackson
- Stacie Jane Smith
- Robert "Bob" Hugh Wade
- Barbara "Milner" Grant
- Jasney Wade
- Kata "Kay" Ward
- Kenneth James Johnson
- Leonard Everett Amos
- Paul Jackson Cowan
- Joshua Robert Cordova
- Gwenda Joy Leflore
- Virginia Jefferson
- Paul Williams
- Bobbie Jean Scheller
- Patsy Marie Mitchell
- Lloyd Ray Loman
- Marsha Nan Purtell
- Jon Lon "Bub" Ferguson
- Debbie (Brown) Reeves
- Greta Joan (Nabors) Bruner
- Marlon Ray Stiles
- KC Darnell Taylor
- Rozella (Ludlow) Boyter
- Dollie Jean Scott
- Clyda Jean Hunter
- Paula Louise Meadows
- Luther "Eugene" James
- Frank Rosenthal
- Marilyn Marie James
- Jo Alice Hale Stall
- Robert Henry Westbrook
- Mary Ann Collins
- Earl James Ishcomer
- Janice Lanetta (Frazier) Bitsoi
- Randy Quin Hinton
- Thomas Maxwell McCurdy III
- Mary Lou James Meashintubby
- Delores Morene Johnico Dye
- Donald Wayne "Don" Eades
- Lloyd Cleon Linton
- Sandra Jo Southerland Lucas
- David Paul Airington
- Sandra Jo Lucas
- Ruth El.aine Kemp
- Janet Mary Phillips
- Timothy J. Moody
- Justin Craig Boyter
- Loretta Belle Thompson-Sago-Perigo
- Billy Darel Marris
Resources
Losing a loved one is painful. Sometimes, we need a little extra support while we heal. If you or someone you know needs help managing grief, the following resources are available:
How to Submit Obituaries
Obituary submissions are for Choctaw Nation tribal members only and are free of charge. The Biskinik will only accept obituary notices from funeral homes.
Family members/individuals may submit funeral notices as long as the notice is from the funeral home or printed in their local newspaper through a funeral home service.
Full-length handwritten notices will not be accepted. The Biskinik strives to serve all Choctaws; therefore, any handwritten notices received will be searched online for official funeral home notices. If none are found, efforts will be made to contact the family and make arrangements for an official notice.
Due to space limitations, there is a 150-word limit for obituaries. The online issue of the Biskinik will contain links to the full obituaries.
Contact the Biskinik staff at biskinik@choctawnation.com. You may also mail in obituaries to the following address:
- Biskinik
- PO Box 1210
- Durant, OK 74702