Randle Durant, 82, of Talihina, died Thursday, March 18,2004, in Tulsa.
Family visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Talihina School Auditorium.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Talihina School Auditorium, with Brother Bill Campion officiating. Burial will be at New Talihina Cemetery under the direction of Talihina Funeral Home.
Born Dec.27, 1921. in Bennington, he was the son of Frank and Ruby (Folsom) Durant. He attended Belvin School in Boswell, St. Agnes Academy in Ardmore and Goodland Indian Orphanage in Hugo.
He joined the Oklahoma National Guard when he was 16 years old. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving for 11 years, seeing action in both World War II and in Korea and becoming the most decorated Choctaw in these wars.
He married Margaret Hoopes on April 7, 1958, in Nogallas. N.M. He was a dietitian at the Indian Hospital and director of WIC programs and the diabetic food program at Sacatone, Ariz. on the Gila River Reservation.
He was elected to the Choctaw Nation Tribal Council on Sept. 1, 1983, and served for 21 years. He was elected to serve as speaker of the Council for six years. He also served as president of Choctaw Nation Enterprise and helped introduce the commodity and inventory programs for the tribe. He was an Eagle Scout.
He served as branch president for 10 years for the Latter Day Saints Church and a high priest of the church. He was a restaurant owner for several years in Talihina introducing Choctaw specialties on the menu.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Grace of the home, three daughters, Linda LaBove, Rockford, Ill., Randa Brumbough, Phoenix, Ariz., and Lora Crawford. Mesa, Ariz.
Also one son, Randle L. Durant, Winnemucca, Nev. 10 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Ruby Mae Spradling, one brother, Willy Sim Durant, and one daughter, Jane Ila Hamilton.
Family visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Talihina School Auditorium.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Talihina School Auditorium, with Brother Bill Campion officiating. Burial will be at New Talihina Cemetery under the direction of Talihina Funeral Home.
Born Dec.27, 1921. in Bennington, he was the son of Frank and Ruby (Folsom) Durant. He attended Belvin School in Boswell, St. Agnes Academy in Ardmore and Goodland Indian Orphanage in Hugo.
He joined the Oklahoma National Guard when he was 16 years old. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving for 11 years, seeing action in both World War II and in Korea and becoming the most decorated Choctaw in these wars.
He married Margaret Hoopes on April 7, 1958, in Nogallas. N.M. He was a dietitian at the Indian Hospital and director of WIC programs and the diabetic food program at Sacatone, Ariz. on the Gila River Reservation.
He was elected to the Choctaw Nation Tribal Council on Sept. 1, 1983, and served for 21 years. He was elected to serve as speaker of the Council for six years. He also served as president of Choctaw Nation Enterprise and helped introduce the commodity and inventory programs for the tribe. He was an Eagle Scout.
He served as branch president for 10 years for the Latter Day Saints Church and a high priest of the church. He was a restaurant owner for several years in Talihina introducing Choctaw specialties on the menu.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Grace of the home, three daughters, Linda LaBove, Rockford, Ill., Randa Brumbough, Phoenix, Ariz., and Lora Crawford. Mesa, Ariz.
Also one son, Randle L. Durant, Winnemucca, Nev. 10 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Ruby Mae Spradling, one brother, Willy Sim Durant, and one daughter, Jane Ila Hamilton.
Randle Durant, 82, of Talihina, died Thursday, March 18,2004, in Tulsa.
Family visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Talihina School Auditorium.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Talihina School Auditorium, with Brother Bill Campion officiating. Burial will be at New Talihina Cemetery under the direction of Talihina Funeral Home.
Born Dec.27, 1921. in Bennington, he was the son of Frank and Ruby (Folsom) Durant. He attended Belvin School in Boswell, St. Agnes Academy in Ardmore and Goodland Indian Orphanage in Hugo.
He joined the Oklahoma National Guard when he was 16 years old. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving for 11 years, seeing action in both World War II and in Korea and becoming the most decorated Choctaw in these wars.
He married Margaret Hoopes on April 7, 1958, in Nogallas. N.M. He was a dietitian at the Indian Hospital and director of WIC programs and the diabetic food program at Sacatone, Ariz. on the Gila River Reservation.
He was elected to the Choctaw Nation Tribal Council on Sept. 1, 1983, and served for 21 years. He was elected to serve as speaker of the Council for six years. He also served as president of Choctaw Nation Enterprise and helped introduce the commodity and inventory programs for the tribe. He was an Eagle Scout.
He served as branch president for 10 years for the Latter Day Saints Church and a high priest of the church. He was a restaurant owner for several years in Talihina introducing Choctaw specialties on the menu.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Grace of the home, three daughters, Linda LaBove, Rockford, Ill., Randa Brumbough, Phoenix, Ariz., and Lora Crawford. Mesa, Ariz.
Also one son, Randle L. Durant, Winnemucca, Nev. 10 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Ruby Mae Spradling, one brother, Willy Sim Durant, and one daughter, Jane Ila Hamilton.
Family visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Talihina School Auditorium.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Talihina School Auditorium, with Brother Bill Campion officiating. Burial will be at New Talihina Cemetery under the direction of Talihina Funeral Home.
Born Dec.27, 1921. in Bennington, he was the son of Frank and Ruby (Folsom) Durant. He attended Belvin School in Boswell, St. Agnes Academy in Ardmore and Goodland Indian Orphanage in Hugo.
He joined the Oklahoma National Guard when he was 16 years old. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving for 11 years, seeing action in both World War II and in Korea and becoming the most decorated Choctaw in these wars.
He married Margaret Hoopes on April 7, 1958, in Nogallas. N.M. He was a dietitian at the Indian Hospital and director of WIC programs and the diabetic food program at Sacatone, Ariz. on the Gila River Reservation.
He was elected to the Choctaw Nation Tribal Council on Sept. 1, 1983, and served for 21 years. He was elected to serve as speaker of the Council for six years. He also served as president of Choctaw Nation Enterprise and helped introduce the commodity and inventory programs for the tribe. He was an Eagle Scout.
He served as branch president for 10 years for the Latter Day Saints Church and a high priest of the church. He was a restaurant owner for several years in Talihina introducing Choctaw specialties on the menu.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Grace of the home, three daughters, Linda LaBove, Rockford, Ill., Randa Brumbough, Phoenix, Ariz., and Lora Crawford. Mesa, Ariz.
Also one son, Randle L. Durant, Winnemucca, Nev. 10 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Ruby Mae Spradling, one brother, Willy Sim Durant, and one daughter, Jane Ila Hamilton.
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