|
| |
Nannie Allyn Scott Cheatham, 95, passed away at Grace Living Center of Muskogee, Oklahoma on Tuesday, April 02, 2013. She was a resident of Muskogee, Oklahoma for the last five years and former resident of Tahlequah, Oklahoma for over twenty years.
Nannie was born in Vian, Oklahoma on February 4, 1918 to Allen Harnage and Ada (Forman) Scott.
She lived in Vian as a small child. Allen and Ada had seven children, five of which were born at home, Nannie was the eldest.
She graduated Central High School in Oklahoma City before marrying Walter Milton Cheatham January 1, 1939. They had seven children between them.
While in Oklahoma City she attended business school, worked in sales in western ware, and was always an avid horse woman who started as a trick rider at the age of five. She rode many trail rides and rodeos. She raised and sold horses as well as taught riding to children. She took her final ride on her eighth ninth birthday.
In Tahlequah she attended Northeastern State University where her grandmother was one of the original graduates of Seminary Hall and was very proud of her Cherokee heritage. She was involved in so many of their activities such as volunteering at Hastings Hospital in Tahlequah, OK.
She was a member of Cornerstone Ministries and was active with the Jehovah’s Witness Ministries .
She was preceded in death by her husband Walter, daughter Saundra, sons Jerry, Wesley, and Walter.
She is survived by a brother Walter Allen Scott and wife Charlotte of Texas, son Dan and wife Janet Cheatham of Edmond, Oklahoma, Leah Susan Enloe of Yukon, Oklahoma, and son Phillip and wife Susan of Muskogee, Oklahoma. She is also survived by sixteen grandchildren, numerous great grandchildren and many nieces, nephews as well as many friends.
Nannie knew and accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior and was much loved and will be greatly missed by all whose life she touched.
Services will be held at Cornerstone Ministries 1501 E. Broadway Muskogee Oklahoma, Saturday, April 13, 1213 at 10:00 am.
In lieu of flowers please donate to the Coins for Critters Shelter PO Box 2466 Muskogee, Oklahoma 74402.
This site may be freely linked, but not duplicated in any way without consent.
All rights reserved! Commercial use of material within this site is prohibited!
© 2000-2024 Oklahoma CemeteriesThe information on this site is provided free for the purpose of researching your genealogy. This material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, for your own research, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The information contained in this site may not be copied to any other site without written "snail-mail" permission. If you wish to have a copy of a donor's material, you must have their permission. All information found on these pages is under copyright of Oklahoma Cemeteries. This is to protect any and all information donated. The original submitter or source of the information will retain their copyright. Unless otherwise stated, any donated material is given to Oklahoma Cemeteries to make it available online. This material will always be available at no cost, it will always remain free to the researcher.