OBITUARY NAME: Nehemiah Gipson, age 61, a Caney, OK resident. BORN: He was born on Saturday, July 11, 1953, to Willie and Mary Jane (Barcus) Gipson, at Talihina, OK. PASSED AWAY: Nehemiah passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Denison, TX. AGE: 61 years, 8 months and 3 days. EDUCATION: He graduated high school at Pittsburg, Kansas (home of the Purple Dragons) in 1973, he was on the basketball team, won ribbons for running cross country; and later attended SOSU for 3 years for drafting. OCCUPATION: Nehemiah was a self employed, he was a beadmaker. Earlier in his life he worked at Sonic in college and Atoka Memorial Hospital for two years as an orderly. MARRIED: He married Margaret Ann (Scott) on May 21, 1990 at Atoka, OK. CHURCH AFFILIATION, HOBBIES AND OTHER AFFILIATIONS: He was of the Native American Religion. Nehemiah enjoyed fishing, basketball and beadwork. He was very proud of Choctaw Culture. SURVIVED BY WIFE: Margaret Ann Gipson of the home in Caney, OK. SONS: Steven Gipson and wife Kayla of Durant, OK Chunsa Gipson of Caney, OK NEPHEWS: Roger Gipson Jr. of Chicago, IL Charles LeFlore and wife Jeanette of Kingston, OK SISTER IN LAW: Betty Jean Gipson of Chicago, IL along with other relatives and many dear friends. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: Willie and Mary Jane Gipson SON: Tunsabi Gipson BROTHERS: Roger Gipson and Jeremiah LeFlore ****************************************************************************** DATE OF SERVICES: 10:00 AM Wednesday, March 18th, 2015 PLACE OF SERVICES: Brown's Funeral Chapel, Atoka, Oklahoma OFFICIATING: Preston Scott ASSISTING: Anthony Dillard INTERMENT: Texoma Cremation Service, Durant, Oklahoma CASKETBEARERS: CONDOLENCES MAY BE SENT TO THE FAMILY BY EMAIL TO: BROWNS@ATOKA.NET. PLEASE REFERENCE THE NAME OF THE DECEASED IN YOUR CORRESPONDENCE VISITATION IS TUESDAY 6~8 SERVICES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BROWN'S FUNERAL SERVICE - ATOKA, OK