Hugh E Chebahtah

Hugh Edwin Chebahtah went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday August 7, 2021, in Lawton.

Celebration of Life Service was Wednesday August 11, 2021, at the First Baptist Church in Indiahoma with Rev. Les Banks and Pastor Scott Patton officiating. Burial was at IOOF Cemetery under the direction of Comanche Nation Funeral Home.

He was born April 13, 1943, at Lawton Indian Hospital to Mooney Sunrise and Mollie (Godsoe) Chebahtah. He graduated from Indiahoma High School in 1961. He was a longtime resident of Indiahoma and made many friends thru the years. He was a proud member of the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma and the Comanche Indian Veterans Association.

He served with Honor in the US Marine Corps twice from September 1961 to October 1966 and from September 1970 to February 1981; the US Air Force Reserve from July 1968 to September 1970; and the Oklahoma Army National Guard from March 1981 to January 1988. He retired as an Army Master Sergeant with 25 plus years of military service.

He is survived by two daughters: Carla Chebahtah of Cache and Carmen Chebahtah of Robertsdale, Alabama; grandson, Canyon Chebahtah of Cache; sisters: Mollie Bernice Miller of Branson, Missouri and Marilee Chebahtah of Muskogee; brothers: Joe Chebahtah of Slidell, Louisiana and Matthew Chebahtah of Oklahoma City; and a host of other family and friends.

He is preceded by wife, Linda Chebahtah; parents: Mooney and Mollie (Godsoe) Chebahtah; sister Corrine Rindal; brothers: Gilbert Chebahtah and Thomas Chebahtah.

In lieu of flowers the family asks memorial contributions to the Leah M. Fitch Cancer Center in Lawton.