Funeral Homes in Okemah, OK

Facts about the city

• Okemah is home to the following sports teams: Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball and Oklahoma Sooners football.

Okemah Obituaries

It was noted by Sacramento Bee on January 16th, 2021 that Harold Dee "Roby" Robison perished in Loomis, California.  Robison was 87 years old and was born in Okemah, OK.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Harold Dee "Roby"'s life.

It was reported by Sacramento Bee on October 18th, 2020 that Ray Taylor died in Sacramento, California.  Taylor was 86 years old and was born in Okemah, OK.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Ray's life.

It was disclosed by The Rio Grande Sun on September 10th, 2020 that George F Harris passed on in Olympia, Washington.  Harris was 83 years old and was born in Okemah, OK.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor George F's life.

It was written by Tyler Morning Telegraph on February 12th, 2020 that Joan Hare (Armstrong) died in Tyler, Texas.  Ms. Hare was 87 years old and was born in Okemah, OK.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Joan's life.

It was reported by South West Times Record on October 24th, 2019 that Sherman Lester Hopwood passed on in Van Buren, Arkansas.  Hopwood was 83 years old and was born in Okemah, OK.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Sherman Lester's life.

It was written by Topeka Capital-Journal on May 14th, 2019 that Ronald Frank Evans died in Lakin, Kansas.  Evans was 61 years old and was born in Okemah, OK.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Ronald Frank's life.

It was noted on March 22nd, 2019 that Ravis Eugene Stotts died in St Petersburg, Florida.  Stotts was 73 years old and was born in Okemah, OK.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Ravis Eugene's life.

It was noted by South West Times Record on December 23rd, 2018 that Charles Dalton Medlock died in Van Buren, Arkansas.  Medlock was 89 years old and was born in Okemah, OK.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Charles Dalton's life.

It was disclosed by The Mail Tribune on July 8th, 2018 that Ruth Janetta Jones (Millsap) died in Oregon.  Ms. Jones was 94 years old and was born in Okemah, OK.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Ruth Janetta's life.

It was reported by Orange County Register on September 8th, 2017 that C H "Chuck" Musgrove passed on in California.  Musgrove was 89 years old and was born in Okemah, OK.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor C H "Chuck"'s life.

History

Okemah thus had the old chief's name to live up to in leadership. In the Kickapoo language, "Okemah" means "things up high," such as highly placed person or town or high ground. Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, a federally recognized Indian tribe, is headquartered in Okemah.

Okemah was named after a Kickapoo Indian Chief named Chief Okemah. This apparently made no difference to the promoters. In its first week, the city alredy had the following stores: four general merchandise, two hardware, one 5 & 10 cent store, three drug stores, four grocery stores, three wagon yards, four lumber yards, three cafes, one bakery, two millinery stores, four livery barns, three blacksmiths, two dairies, two cotton gins and two weekly newspapers.

The official website for the city of Okemah is https://www.normanok.gov/.