John L. Frank was the son of Tingo and Amanda Jones Frank. He had nine siblings. Most of his siblings are buried in and around Arbeka, the home of the Frank Family. John, himself, was buried on the farm where he was raised. Several of his immediate family members are resting alongside him on the Indian land his father obtained in an allotment as a member of the Creek Indian Nation.
On July 8, 1910 in Okemah, Oklahoma, John married Nancy Chupco, the daughter of James C. and Bettie Thomas Chupco of Wewoka, Oklahoma. John and Nancy had four daughters and two sons from their marriage union.
The Arbeka Indian Methodist Church held a very special place in John's heart. He was a lifelong, active, member of that church. Several of John's family members took on the job, and were responsible for constructing the current church building. And, it was John's father, Tingo, who was the original minister of that church's congregation. Therefore, those ties to the church were deep, and they remained strong through out John's life.
So, when John passed away, it was only natural that his children chose to hold John's memorial service at the Arbeka church. The Wake service was held in Okemah at the funeral home chapel the night before the funeral. Marshall Harjo officiated at both services.
On July 8, 1910 in Okemah, Oklahoma, John married Nancy Chupco, the daughter of James C. and Bettie Thomas Chupco of Wewoka, Oklahoma. John and Nancy had four daughters and two sons from their marriage union.
The Arbeka Indian Methodist Church held a very special place in John's heart. He was a lifelong, active, member of that church. Several of John's family members took on the job, and were responsible for constructing the current church building. And, it was John's father, Tingo, who was the original minister of that church's congregation. Therefore, those ties to the church were deep, and they remained strong through out John's life.
So, when John passed away, it was only natural that his children chose to hold John's memorial service at the Arbeka church. The Wake service was held in Okemah at the funeral home chapel the night before the funeral. Marshall Harjo officiated at both services.
John L. Frank was the son of Tingo and Amanda Jones Frank. He had nine siblings. Most of his siblings are buried in and around Arbeka, the home of the Frank Family. John, himself, was buried on the farm where he was raised. Several of his immediate family members are resting alongside him on the Indian land his father obtained in an allotment as a member of the Creek Indian Nation.
On July 8, 1910 in Okemah, Oklahoma, John married Nancy Chupco, the daughter of James C. and Bettie Thomas Chupco of Wewoka, Oklahoma. John and Nancy had four daughters and two sons from their marriage union.
The Arbeka Indian Methodist Church held a very special place in John's heart. He was a lifelong, active, member of that church. Several of John's family members took on the job, and were responsible for constructing the current church building. And, it was John's father, Tingo, who was the original minister of that church's congregation. Therefore, those ties to the church were deep, and they remained strong through out John's life.
So, when John passed away, it was only natural that his children chose to hold John's memorial service at the Arbeka church. The Wake service was held in Okemah at the funeral home chapel the night before the funeral. Marshall Harjo officiated at both services.
On July 8, 1910 in Okemah, Oklahoma, John married Nancy Chupco, the daughter of James C. and Bettie Thomas Chupco of Wewoka, Oklahoma. John and Nancy had four daughters and two sons from their marriage union.
The Arbeka Indian Methodist Church held a very special place in John's heart. He was a lifelong, active, member of that church. Several of John's family members took on the job, and were responsible for constructing the current church building. And, it was John's father, Tingo, who was the original minister of that church's congregation. Therefore, those ties to the church were deep, and they remained strong through out John's life.
So, when John passed away, it was only natural that his children chose to hold John's memorial service at the Arbeka church. The Wake service was held in Okemah at the funeral home chapel the night before the funeral. Marshall Harjo officiated at both services.
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