© El Reno Tribune El Reno, Oklahoma March 27, 1927 ~ November 5, 2003 APACHE — Funeral for Carl Tahmahkera, 76, Apache, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Comanche Nation Funeral Home Chapel with DeWayne Ware, Guy Ware and Paul Tate Tooahnipah officiating. A prayer service will be from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at Cache Creek Cemetery, west of Apache. He was born March 27, 1927, in Lawton, to Samuel Tahmahkera and Eva Tooahnipah Watchetaker. He graduated from Apache High School. He enlisted in the Army during World War II. He graduated from Oklahoma State Tech in Okmulgee with a degree in diesel mechanics. He married Viola Hawzipta. He was a descendent of Quanah Parker, Chief Wildhorse and Ten Bears. He raised and raced greyhounds. Survivors include his wife of the home; three daughters: Carla Wildcat, Anadarko; Pamela Tahmahkera Battese, Apache; and Patricia McNulty, Oklahoma City; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; and two sons: Gerald Tahmahkera and Lans Faren Tahmahkera. |
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