29 APR 2020, Memorial notes/at time of transfer. Added gender per available data 1) Updated plot information to include a Tyner reference (OPAWTR) SOURCE: Plot number corresponds to the map as recorded in the canvass and survey from the American Indian Institute; "Our People And Where They Rest," (OPAWTR) James W. Tyner and Alice Tyner Timmons, American Indian Institute, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK. 1971, (Library of Congress No. QE99-C5-T97) Volume 6, pp. 113-117. They noted that this cemetery dated back to the 1860's and maybe earlier.
Their information (including any diagrams or maps) is given here as a historical reference and is presented "as is." Their book, like many such cemetery listing compilations, may contain errors. As with any genealogical information, this is merely a "source" and should be considered as such. It falls upon the end-user to verify the accuracy. See their map for use as a quick locator tool for graves here. The set of books are available at many Oklahoma libraries. Once freely available for online viewing, the OPAWTR volumes can now be accessed only at a LDS Family History Library, a partner library, or a Family History Center. (LDS).Aug. 2021 update: I am informed that the set is now available on the Family Search website, but you have to be a member, and be signed in, to access it under "Books." ~
Sirrissia E. Basham, 93, of Okay died Monday, December 13, 1993, in Bartlesville. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 15, 1993, in the Hersman Chapel in Wagoner with the Rev. Carlos V. Knight, of Fort Gibson First Baptist Church officiating. Interment was in Three Rivers Cemetery near Okay under the direction of Hersman-Nichols Funeral Home of Wagoner.
Mrs. Basham was born in the Cherokee Nation Indian Territory, now Wagoner County, on November 21, 1900, to Samuel and Elmira Candy Smith. She attended rural elementary, Fort Gibson High School and Northeastern State College. She completed a business course at Draughon's Business School in 1919. She was an original enrollee of the Cherokee Nation.
She and Jesse F. Basham were married June 27, 1920, in Winfield, Kansas. They made their home in Wagoner and later rural Wagoner County near Okay. For a short time, she taught in a rural elementary school. From 1921 through 1933, she was employed in the offices of The Wagoner County Clerk, County Treasurer and County Assessor. From 1933 to 1937, she worked in various federal programs in Wagoner County. In December 1937, she was employed by the State Department of Human Services as a social worker and retired in October 1970. She was a member of the Fort Gibson First Baptist Church and Oklahoma Retired Employees Association.
She is survived by a sister, Texanna S. Strebel of Tahlequah; a daughter, Joan Kelly of Bartlesville; a son, James R. Basham of Okay; a granddaughter, Jay Lynn Hester of Tulsa; grandsons, David Basham of Tulsa and James Robert Kelly of Fort Worth; step-great-granddaughters, Tracy and Ginger Smith; and great-grandson, Kyle Jackson Kelly.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband; a brother, Bruce Smith; a sister, Elizabeth Strebel; and an infant son.
Obituary provided by Charlotte Stevens Schneider
Their information (including any diagrams or maps) is given here as a historical reference and is presented "as is." Their book, like many such cemetery listing compilations, may contain errors. As with any genealogical information, this is merely a "source" and should be considered as such. It falls upon the end-user to verify the accuracy. See their map for use as a quick locator tool for graves here. The set of books are available at many Oklahoma libraries. Once freely available for online viewing, the OPAWTR volumes can now be accessed only at a LDS Family History Library, a partner library, or a Family History Center. (LDS).Aug. 2021 update: I am informed that the set is now available on the Family Search website, but you have to be a member, and be signed in, to access it under "Books." ~
Sirrissia E. Basham, 93, of Okay died Monday, December 13, 1993, in Bartlesville. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 15, 1993, in the Hersman Chapel in Wagoner with the Rev. Carlos V. Knight, of Fort Gibson First Baptist Church officiating. Interment was in Three Rivers Cemetery near Okay under the direction of Hersman-Nichols Funeral Home of Wagoner.
Mrs. Basham was born in the Cherokee Nation Indian Territory, now Wagoner County, on November 21, 1900, to Samuel and Elmira Candy Smith. She attended rural elementary, Fort Gibson High School and Northeastern State College. She completed a business course at Draughon's Business School in 1919. She was an original enrollee of the Cherokee Nation.
She and Jesse F. Basham were married June 27, 1920, in Winfield, Kansas. They made their home in Wagoner and later rural Wagoner County near Okay. For a short time, she taught in a rural elementary school. From 1921 through 1933, she was employed in the offices of The Wagoner County Clerk, County Treasurer and County Assessor. From 1933 to 1937, she worked in various federal programs in Wagoner County. In December 1937, she was employed by the State Department of Human Services as a social worker and retired in October 1970. She was a member of the Fort Gibson First Baptist Church and Oklahoma Retired Employees Association.
She is survived by a sister, Texanna S. Strebel of Tahlequah; a daughter, Joan Kelly of Bartlesville; a son, James R. Basham of Okay; a granddaughter, Jay Lynn Hester of Tulsa; grandsons, David Basham of Tulsa and James Robert Kelly of Fort Worth; step-great-granddaughters, Tracy and Ginger Smith; and great-grandson, Kyle Jackson Kelly.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband; a brother, Bruce Smith; a sister, Elizabeth Strebel; and an infant son.
Obituary provided by Charlotte Stevens Schneider
29 APR 2020, Memorial notes/at time of transfer. Added gender per available data 1) Updated plot information to include a Tyner reference (OPAWTR) SOURCE: Plot number corresponds to the map as recorded in the canvass and survey from the American Indian Institute; "Our People And Where They Rest," (OPAWTR) James W. Tyner and Alice Tyner Timmons, American Indian Institute, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK. 1971, (Library of Congress No. QE99-C5-T97) Volume 6, pp. 113-117. They noted that this cemetery dated back to the 1860's and maybe earlier.
Their information (including any diagrams or maps) is given here as a historical reference and is presented "as is." Their book, like many such cemetery listing compilations, may contain errors. As with any genealogical information, this is merely a "source" and should be considered as such. It falls upon the end-user to verify the accuracy. See their map for use as a quick locator tool for graves here. The set of books are available at many Oklahoma libraries. Once freely available for online viewing, the OPAWTR volumes can now be accessed only at a LDS Family History Library, a partner library, or a Family History Center. (LDS).Aug. 2021 update: I am informed that the set is now available on the Family Search website, but you have to be a member, and be signed in, to access it under "Books." ~
Sirrissia E. Basham, 93, of Okay died Monday, December 13, 1993, in Bartlesville. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 15, 1993, in the Hersman Chapel in Wagoner with the Rev. Carlos V. Knight, of Fort Gibson First Baptist Church officiating. Interment was in Three Rivers Cemetery near Okay under the direction of Hersman-Nichols Funeral Home of Wagoner.
Mrs. Basham was born in the Cherokee Nation Indian Territory, now Wagoner County, on November 21, 1900, to Samuel and Elmira Candy Smith. She attended rural elementary, Fort Gibson High School and Northeastern State College. She completed a business course at Draughon's Business School in 1919. She was an original enrollee of the Cherokee Nation.
She and Jesse F. Basham were married June 27, 1920, in Winfield, Kansas. They made their home in Wagoner and later rural Wagoner County near Okay. For a short time, she taught in a rural elementary school. From 1921 through 1933, she was employed in the offices of The Wagoner County Clerk, County Treasurer and County Assessor. From 1933 to 1937, she worked in various federal programs in Wagoner County. In December 1937, she was employed by the State Department of Human Services as a social worker and retired in October 1970. She was a member of the Fort Gibson First Baptist Church and Oklahoma Retired Employees Association.
She is survived by a sister, Texanna S. Strebel of Tahlequah; a daughter, Joan Kelly of Bartlesville; a son, James R. Basham of Okay; a granddaughter, Jay Lynn Hester of Tulsa; grandsons, David Basham of Tulsa and James Robert Kelly of Fort Worth; step-great-granddaughters, Tracy and Ginger Smith; and great-grandson, Kyle Jackson Kelly.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband; a brother, Bruce Smith; a sister, Elizabeth Strebel; and an infant son.
Obituary provided by Charlotte Stevens Schneider
Their information (including any diagrams or maps) is given here as a historical reference and is presented "as is." Their book, like many such cemetery listing compilations, may contain errors. As with any genealogical information, this is merely a "source" and should be considered as such. It falls upon the end-user to verify the accuracy. See their map for use as a quick locator tool for graves here. The set of books are available at many Oklahoma libraries. Once freely available for online viewing, the OPAWTR volumes can now be accessed only at a LDS Family History Library, a partner library, or a Family History Center. (LDS).Aug. 2021 update: I am informed that the set is now available on the Family Search website, but you have to be a member, and be signed in, to access it under "Books." ~
Sirrissia E. Basham, 93, of Okay died Monday, December 13, 1993, in Bartlesville. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 15, 1993, in the Hersman Chapel in Wagoner with the Rev. Carlos V. Knight, of Fort Gibson First Baptist Church officiating. Interment was in Three Rivers Cemetery near Okay under the direction of Hersman-Nichols Funeral Home of Wagoner.
Mrs. Basham was born in the Cherokee Nation Indian Territory, now Wagoner County, on November 21, 1900, to Samuel and Elmira Candy Smith. She attended rural elementary, Fort Gibson High School and Northeastern State College. She completed a business course at Draughon's Business School in 1919. She was an original enrollee of the Cherokee Nation.
She and Jesse F. Basham were married June 27, 1920, in Winfield, Kansas. They made their home in Wagoner and later rural Wagoner County near Okay. For a short time, she taught in a rural elementary school. From 1921 through 1933, she was employed in the offices of The Wagoner County Clerk, County Treasurer and County Assessor. From 1933 to 1937, she worked in various federal programs in Wagoner County. In December 1937, she was employed by the State Department of Human Services as a social worker and retired in October 1970. She was a member of the Fort Gibson First Baptist Church and Oklahoma Retired Employees Association.
She is survived by a sister, Texanna S. Strebel of Tahlequah; a daughter, Joan Kelly of Bartlesville; a son, James R. Basham of Okay; a granddaughter, Jay Lynn Hester of Tulsa; grandsons, David Basham of Tulsa and James Robert Kelly of Fort Worth; step-great-granddaughters, Tracy and Ginger Smith; and great-grandson, Kyle Jackson Kelly.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband; a brother, Bruce Smith; a sister, Elizabeth Strebel; and an infant son.
Obituary provided by Charlotte Stevens Schneider
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