Mrs. Juanita June Jefferson, 84, of Talihina, Oklahoma passed away Wednesday, March 30th, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Jefferson was born in Whitefield, Oklahoma on June 21, 1926, the daughter of the late Davis Benton and Annie (Jackson) Folsom. She lived in Whitefield from 1926 to 1940 when she moved to Tuskahoma where she lived for four years. She then moved to Talihina.
She completed elementary school in Whitefield, high school in Tuskahoma and Draughan's School of Business. She then entered the workforce in a competitive culture. She learned to speak English in school & taught her non-english speaking family and lived comfortably in both worlds.
She married a full blood Choctaw Norman Jefferson and they had two daughters.
Juanita was employed by Indian Health Services for 30 years from registration clerk to hospital administrator. She then moved to the Choctaw Nation Judicial Branch where she served as a judge for 22 and a half years. She served as president of Choctaw Nation Health Service Authority for 14 years. After retirement she was a storyteller for the Choctaw Tribe at churches, schools and elder hostels.
She also volunteered with the Talihina Public Library, Talihina Elementary School and district 3 Choctaw Community Center and was a teacher of conversational Choctaw Language. She was past president of Talihina Business and Professional Women.
Juanita authored a book Chatah, Remembering Our Roots on the making of ceremonial dresses and shirts.
She had accepted Christ as her savior and was a longtime member of St. Paul's UMC-OIMC which was founded by the General Commission on Race & Religion where she served as a director and teacher, coordinated and directed singing Choctaw hymns and held various offices.
She is survived by her children, grandchildren, spouses, and numerous cousins, nieces & nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents Davis B. and Annie M. Folsom, husband Norman, brother and sister-in-law Cooper and Lucille Folsom, two sisters in infancy Geneva and Flora, nephew Harry Folsom and daughter Linda Jefferson Bigpond.
Nephews will serve as pallbearers.
Services will be held at St. Paul's Methodist Church Saturday April 2, 2011 at 2PM. Interment will follow in New Talihina City Cemetery under the direction of Talihina Funeral Home.
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Parent links Suggested By: Howard Cobb, 10 Dec 2019
She completed elementary school in Whitefield, high school in Tuskahoma and Draughan's School of Business. She then entered the workforce in a competitive culture. She learned to speak English in school & taught her non-english speaking family and lived comfortably in both worlds.
She married a full blood Choctaw Norman Jefferson and they had two daughters.
Juanita was employed by Indian Health Services for 30 years from registration clerk to hospital administrator. She then moved to the Choctaw Nation Judicial Branch where she served as a judge for 22 and a half years. She served as president of Choctaw Nation Health Service Authority for 14 years. After retirement she was a storyteller for the Choctaw Tribe at churches, schools and elder hostels.
She also volunteered with the Talihina Public Library, Talihina Elementary School and district 3 Choctaw Community Center and was a teacher of conversational Choctaw Language. She was past president of Talihina Business and Professional Women.
Juanita authored a book Chatah, Remembering Our Roots on the making of ceremonial dresses and shirts.
She had accepted Christ as her savior and was a longtime member of St. Paul's UMC-OIMC which was founded by the General Commission on Race & Religion where she served as a director and teacher, coordinated and directed singing Choctaw hymns and held various offices.
She is survived by her children, grandchildren, spouses, and numerous cousins, nieces & nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents Davis B. and Annie M. Folsom, husband Norman, brother and sister-in-law Cooper and Lucille Folsom, two sisters in infancy Geneva and Flora, nephew Harry Folsom and daughter Linda Jefferson Bigpond.
Nephews will serve as pallbearers.
Services will be held at St. Paul's Methodist Church Saturday April 2, 2011 at 2PM. Interment will follow in New Talihina City Cemetery under the direction of Talihina Funeral Home.
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Parent links Suggested By: Howard Cobb, 10 Dec 2019
Mrs. Juanita June Jefferson, 84, of Talihina, Oklahoma passed away Wednesday, March 30th, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Jefferson was born in Whitefield, Oklahoma on June 21, 1926, the daughter of the late Davis Benton and Annie (Jackson) Folsom. She lived in Whitefield from 1926 to 1940 when she moved to Tuskahoma where she lived for four years. She then moved to Talihina.
She completed elementary school in Whitefield, high school in Tuskahoma and Draughan's School of Business. She then entered the workforce in a competitive culture. She learned to speak English in school & taught her non-english speaking family and lived comfortably in both worlds.
She married a full blood Choctaw Norman Jefferson and they had two daughters.
Juanita was employed by Indian Health Services for 30 years from registration clerk to hospital administrator. She then moved to the Choctaw Nation Judicial Branch where she served as a judge for 22 and a half years. She served as president of Choctaw Nation Health Service Authority for 14 years. After retirement she was a storyteller for the Choctaw Tribe at churches, schools and elder hostels.
She also volunteered with the Talihina Public Library, Talihina Elementary School and district 3 Choctaw Community Center and was a teacher of conversational Choctaw Language. She was past president of Talihina Business and Professional Women.
Juanita authored a book Chatah, Remembering Our Roots on the making of ceremonial dresses and shirts.
She had accepted Christ as her savior and was a longtime member of St. Paul's UMC-OIMC which was founded by the General Commission on Race & Religion where she served as a director and teacher, coordinated and directed singing Choctaw hymns and held various offices.
She is survived by her children, grandchildren, spouses, and numerous cousins, nieces & nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents Davis B. and Annie M. Folsom, husband Norman, brother and sister-in-law Cooper and Lucille Folsom, two sisters in infancy Geneva and Flora, nephew Harry Folsom and daughter Linda Jefferson Bigpond.
Nephews will serve as pallbearers.
Services will be held at St. Paul's Methodist Church Saturday April 2, 2011 at 2PM. Interment will follow in New Talihina City Cemetery under the direction of Talihina Funeral Home.
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Parent links Suggested By: Howard Cobb, 10 Dec 2019
She completed elementary school in Whitefield, high school in Tuskahoma and Draughan's School of Business. She then entered the workforce in a competitive culture. She learned to speak English in school & taught her non-english speaking family and lived comfortably in both worlds.
She married a full blood Choctaw Norman Jefferson and they had two daughters.
Juanita was employed by Indian Health Services for 30 years from registration clerk to hospital administrator. She then moved to the Choctaw Nation Judicial Branch where she served as a judge for 22 and a half years. She served as president of Choctaw Nation Health Service Authority for 14 years. After retirement she was a storyteller for the Choctaw Tribe at churches, schools and elder hostels.
She also volunteered with the Talihina Public Library, Talihina Elementary School and district 3 Choctaw Community Center and was a teacher of conversational Choctaw Language. She was past president of Talihina Business and Professional Women.
Juanita authored a book Chatah, Remembering Our Roots on the making of ceremonial dresses and shirts.
She had accepted Christ as her savior and was a longtime member of St. Paul's UMC-OIMC which was founded by the General Commission on Race & Religion where she served as a director and teacher, coordinated and directed singing Choctaw hymns and held various offices.
She is survived by her children, grandchildren, spouses, and numerous cousins, nieces & nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents Davis B. and Annie M. Folsom, husband Norman, brother and sister-in-law Cooper and Lucille Folsom, two sisters in infancy Geneva and Flora, nephew Harry Folsom and daughter Linda Jefferson Bigpond.
Nephews will serve as pallbearers.
Services will be held at St. Paul's Methodist Church Saturday April 2, 2011 at 2PM. Interment will follow in New Talihina City Cemetery under the direction of Talihina Funeral Home.
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Parent links Suggested By: Howard Cobb, 10 Dec 2019
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