Florene was born February 2, 1945, in Tahlequah, OK to Agnes Christie and Richard Batt. Florene and Charlie Cain had three children, Roger Cain, Kathy Cain, and Kristi Watt Cain Kinkade; She is survived by six grandchildren, Elissa Lyons, Ursula Cain, Rhea Cursio, Reuben Cain, Nicholas Kinkade, and Trace Kinkade; nine great grandchildren, Ethan Lyons, Jakob Lyons, Austin Lyons, Auni Drake, John Drake, Matt Drake, Loreleigh Cain, McKenzie Edmondson, Luna Edmondson, Sofia Edmondson, and Isabella Edmondson; Seven Sisters--Laura Batt (deceased), Janice Batt (deceased), Tammy Batt McGuire, Maggie Batt, Merry Loman, Ernie Pumpkin, Maxine Wilson (deceased) and Eleven Brothers—Carl Ross (deceased), Junior Batt (deceased), Charlie Batt, Jeff Batt (deceased), Mark Batt, Jerry Batt (deceased), Johnny Batt (deceased), Larry Batt (deceased), David Pumpkin, Tom Pumpkin, and Gary Smith.
Florene was proud of her Cherokee ancestry and heritage. She began her early life attending Sequoyah Training/Boarding School at the tender age of five, speaking only her native language of Cherokee. In 1979, Florene graduated from Northeastern State University with a master's degree in school counseling and administration. Educating Cherokees was always a mission of hers and was the impetus behind her return to Sequoyah High School and a twenty-year career counseling k-12 students all across northeastern Oklahoma before retiring. Anyone who knew Florene, knew that she was proud of her grandchildren and great grandchildren who will miss her greatly and will continue to tell the next generations about their full-blood Cherokee grandma who taught them all they know about being proud to be Cherokee.
Florene was proud of her Cherokee ancestry and heritage. She began her early life attending Sequoyah Training/Boarding School at the tender age of five, speaking only her native language of Cherokee. In 1979, Florene graduated from Northeastern State University with a master's degree in school counseling and administration. Educating Cherokees was always a mission of hers and was the impetus behind her return to Sequoyah High School and a twenty-year career counseling k-12 students all across northeastern Oklahoma before retiring. Anyone who knew Florene, knew that she was proud of her grandchildren and great grandchildren who will miss her greatly and will continue to tell the next generations about their full-blood Cherokee grandma who taught them all they know about being proud to be Cherokee.
Florene was born February 2, 1945, in Tahlequah, OK to Agnes Christie and Richard Batt. Florene and Charlie Cain had three children, Roger Cain, Kathy Cain, and Kristi Watt Cain Kinkade; She is survived by six grandchildren, Elissa Lyons, Ursula Cain, Rhea Cursio, Reuben Cain, Nicholas Kinkade, and Trace Kinkade; nine great grandchildren, Ethan Lyons, Jakob Lyons, Austin Lyons, Auni Drake, John Drake, Matt Drake, Loreleigh Cain, McKenzie Edmondson, Luna Edmondson, Sofia Edmondson, and Isabella Edmondson; Seven Sisters--Laura Batt (deceased), Janice Batt (deceased), Tammy Batt McGuire, Maggie Batt, Merry Loman, Ernie Pumpkin, Maxine Wilson (deceased) and Eleven Brothers—Carl Ross (deceased), Junior Batt (deceased), Charlie Batt, Jeff Batt (deceased), Mark Batt, Jerry Batt (deceased), Johnny Batt (deceased), Larry Batt (deceased), David Pumpkin, Tom Pumpkin, and Gary Smith.
Florene was proud of her Cherokee ancestry and heritage. She began her early life attending Sequoyah Training/Boarding School at the tender age of five, speaking only her native language of Cherokee. In 1979, Florene graduated from Northeastern State University with a master's degree in school counseling and administration. Educating Cherokees was always a mission of hers and was the impetus behind her return to Sequoyah High School and a twenty-year career counseling k-12 students all across northeastern Oklahoma before retiring. Anyone who knew Florene, knew that she was proud of her grandchildren and great grandchildren who will miss her greatly and will continue to tell the next generations about their full-blood Cherokee grandma who taught them all they know about being proud to be Cherokee.
Florene was proud of her Cherokee ancestry and heritage. She began her early life attending Sequoyah Training/Boarding School at the tender age of five, speaking only her native language of Cherokee. In 1979, Florene graduated from Northeastern State University with a master's degree in school counseling and administration. Educating Cherokees was always a mission of hers and was the impetus behind her return to Sequoyah High School and a twenty-year career counseling k-12 students all across northeastern Oklahoma before retiring. Anyone who knew Florene, knew that she was proud of her grandchildren and great grandchildren who will miss her greatly and will continue to tell the next generations about their full-blood Cherokee grandma who taught them all they know about being proud to be Cherokee.
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