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2022-ON THE SCENE-WESTCOAST
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2022 LEGACYKEEPERS-R-US HONOREES
2022 LEGACYKEEPERSRUS PROGRAM BOOK
2022-SNOOP DOGG FOOTBALL LEAGUE
2021 LEGACYKEEPERSRUS HONOREES
2021 POSTHUMOUS HONOREES
2021-WESTCOAST LEGACYKEEPERSRUS HONOREES
2021-2024 LEGACYKEEPERSRUS HONOREE RECAP
2017-2020 LEGACYKEEPERSRUS HONOREE RECAP
BARE BONES FILM-MUSIC FESTIVALS 25TH ANNIVERSARY
WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE-LEGENDS OF MUSKOGEE
HISTORIC STREET SIGNS OF MUSKOGEE
PILLAR ART & ARTIST PRESERVATION
MURALS-STATUES-MONUMENTS OF MUSKOGEE
BASS REEVES LEGACY PRESERVATION
LEGEND-XERONA CLAYTON SPEAKS
FILMED HISTORY-LEGENDS
FALLEN OFFICERS-MUSKOGEE COUNTY
LEGACYKEEPERS CEMETERY RESTORATION CREW
MUSKOGEE COUNTY CEMETERIES and CARETAKERS ASSOCIATION
UNMARKED GRAVESITE-GREENHILL PROJECT

LEGACYKEEPERSRUS HONOREES
RECAP AT A GLANCE 2021-2024

Legacy Keepers R Us.org: WHO WE ARE

The Legacy Keepers-R-Us Projects were started in 1991 by ShIronbutterfly Thomas Ray. In 2013, joined by M. Artist McIntosh Taylor and Collotta Cade-Bailey to preserve the legacy/history of Elliott Park with a monument.

The LegacyKeepersRus Annual Award Banquet began in 2017.

Over the past 30+ years, many members of Legacy Keepers have dedicated countless hours to preserving various legacies with projects related to the Muskogee and Oklahoma history. We are dedicated to preserving history in an informative and entertaining format for the next generations to explore.

Notable people, places and events have been highlighted. African-Native American Tours blend history & folklore, Cemetery restorations, street signs named in honor of historic members of the Black community, cemetery markers, photos restored of historic legends, youth involved in every aspect, and more.

We would like to create lasting archives to be housed at the 3 Rivers Museum, Muskogee's Regional History Center, Muskogee Public Library and the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center as searchable resources for future generations and history seekers.

Recap of LegacykeepersRus Honorees:
Legends-Pacesetters-LegacyKeepers

NAMES IN RED *** Gone but not forgotten***

NAMES-IN-BLUE-Las Vegas & Los Angeles LegacykeepersRus Inductees

2021
OKLAHOMA
LEGACYKEEPERS
ALDRIDGE, VALERIE RAGSDALE
BACCUS, REV. CLEO JR.
BARKER, LONNIE AND KARA
BATES, DANECIA "NEICY" WILLIAMS
BATES, TRIIRMAIN "TFATTS"
BEASLEY, BRITTANY RENEE
BELL, RUSSELL
BROOKS, CATHY SPAULDING
BROOKS, DELORES
BROWN, DARRYL S.
BUNCH, D'AMBER DESMUKE
CLINCY, BENNIE "SEKOU"
COLEMAN, CHRIS "LUIGI"
CRAIG, DR. SAMUEL
CURRIN, KEISHA GAINES
DAWSON, ALAN DAVID "DICE"
FISHER, STARLET "STARR"
GRAY, CECIL
HARPER, ALMA
HIBBS, EVELYN
HOBBS, BECKY

2022
OKLAHOMA
LEGACYKEEPERS
BOULWARE, NAHLA
CAREY, MELONY
CARTER,RICHARD & BONNIE
CRAIG, JOSH
CRUZ, JOHN & MARIA
DUNCAN, MARILYNN
HILLER JEFF & HILDEGRAND
HILLER, MATT & HEATHER
JOHNSON, DAVYON
JUICE RADIO SHOW
KELLEY, MARGARET OBERLY
MUSKOGEE B.R.I.C.K. OPTIMIST

MUSKOGEE ROUGHER ALTERNATIVE ACADEMY
NO SPEED LIMIT (NSL) YOUTH TRACK CLUB
REED, DERRICK DEPUTY MAYOR
THOMPSON, RAYLYNN
WALKER, BERNICE*
1918-2022
YOUTH VOLUNTEER CORPS OF MUSKOGEE

2024
OKLAHOMA
LEGACYKEEPERS
BAKER, BILL JOHN
BALLARD, CURRIE*
1958-2014
BRAGGS, VIVIAN
BURKHALTER, MAYOR MILDRED
BURTON, WENDY KING
CALLAHAN, LETITIA ANN 'TISH'*
1958-2022
CRANFORD, MELODY
DEDMON, D.L. BRAYLON, Jr.
ELITE BEAUTY SCHOOL-LISA DEDMON OWNER
FRANKLIN, SYLVESTER*
GIVENS, R.A.*
JONES, REVS. AUNDREA & MARLENE
MILLER, ANNALEA "ANNIE"
MUSKOGEE ALL-AMERICAN HISTORY & ART
MUSKOGEE'S BLACK WALLSTREET
WALKING IN HISTORY TOUR GROUP
MUSKOGEE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMMISSION
MUSKOGEE PUBLIC LIBRARY'S
GENEAOLOGY DEPARTMENT
NEWTON, DIANA
PALMER, ICELY
POUNCIL, PATTI
ROSS,JAMES KAVIN*
1962-2023
ROWLAND, FAITH
SMITH, DERRICK E.D. Jr.
"YOUNG BLACK MAYOR"
SPARKS, JENNIFER CAIN
THOMPSON, ALLEN "MONDAY"
WINN, E.DAVID L. "D2"
WINN, EDWARD L. DAVID

2021
OKLAHOMA
LEGACYKEEPERS
JOHNSON,CELESTE*
2022
KELLEY, SARAH MEGAN
LATIMER, ALICIA
LEWIS, LEMAN SR.
MARTINDALE, THOMAS "TOM"
MAYES, DON
MAYES, RON
MC CORMICK, LEA FERGUSON
NUNN, SHERLIE
OXENDINE, CHESLEY
RAGSDALE, REV. MIKE J.
RAGSDALE, PAT
ROLLERSON,LEON DEA*
1947-2023
RUSSELL, MARY ELLA
SIMMONS, BLAKE
SOAP, CHARLIE
STARR, OLLIE
SYNAR, EDWYNA
THOMPSON, ALLEN "MONDAY"
WALKER, DIANE
YATES, SUSAN

2022
WEST COAST
LEGACYKEEPERS
ANGELIQUE,JHALA
ARIAS, VICTOR
DAVIS, KEVIN
JACKSON, CHARLES, JR.
MORALES, LESLEY KAMLING
SLOWIK,MATT
TURNER, ELLEN
TURNER, JESSIE*
1917-
LOS ANGELES AWARDEES
BROADUS, CALVIN "SNOOP DOGG"
LACHAPELLE, STACY L.
WADOOD, KHALIL "COMMISH"

2023
WEST COAST
LEGACYKEEPERS
FINAZZO, ANTHONY
FINAZZO, FRANK
MCKAY, MARK*
1960-2024
MCKAY, ROBIN
OKLAHOMA OLLIE
ROBINSON, ARVEE
SLOAN, STEVE & CINDY
VALLATINE, K-RAHN

2024
WEST COAST
LEGACYKEEPERS
ARRINGTON, PASTOR GLORIA
BROOKS, AARON Jr.
COLD STAR ICE CO-FLOYD ADES OWNER
DE LA CRUZ, JOHN
DE LA CRUZ, JUAN
EDINGTON, ALVIN Jr.
ESPINOZA, REV. BEATRICE
LAING,LEW
LINDA IRISH FAMILY
SCOTT, TORIAN Jr.
VALLANTINE, AZURI
WELLS, MARLO

2021
WEST COAST
LEGACYKEEPERS
BROOKS,JANET KOEHLER
CRAVEN, DR. NATHANDRA JOSEPH
DIAZ, NUBIA J.NEPALI
FAULK, LORA M.*
2023
INGOLD, RUSSELL
JONES, TIMOTHY "TEACH"
REESE, L. JEAN
TILMON, DR. LASHON P.
WILLIAMSON, DR. ANGELA SADLER
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA AWARDEES
ALLEN, SHIRLEY
MEREDITH, GINNY
PHILIPOS, GRANT

2023
POSTHUMOUS-HISTORICAL
LEGACYKEEPERS
BRADLEY, LOUIS "PEABODY"
2003
CHANDLER, DR. JESSIE S.MD
2004
DUNCAN, HERMAN E.
1987
ELLIOTT, TOLLIE J.
1934
ELLIOTT, WILLIE A.
1962
ESCOE, WILEY "W.T."
1924
FULLER, NEELY, Sr.
1949

GEORGE, REV. SUGAR T.
1900
GREENE, WILLIAM A.
1956
HUTTON, 2ND LT. OSCAR D. Jr.
1944
JONES, CORNELIUS "C.J."
1952
JONES, JOHN WILEY
1938
JONES, REV. SIR SOLOMON
1936
KING, NATHANIEL, Sr.
1940
LOWE, CORNELIUS "C.G."
1966
LOWE, MABEL HARDING
1904
MCINTOSH, JESSIE MAE MCINTYRE STOVAL
1974
PARKER, WILLARD "W.G."
2012
RAGSDALE, WILLIAM Sr.
1921
REED, GAYNELL GRIFFIN
2016
REED, PORTER L.
2016
REEVES, BASS
1910
ROBBINS, TOMMIE
1978
ROBBINS, WILLIE MAE
2006
ROSS, JOSEPH "STICK"
1930
SANGO, ALEXANDER GEORGE WASHINGTON "A.G.W."
1949
SCHOATS, ALBERT
2006
SCOTT, NAPOLEAN B.
1955
SIMMONS, JOSEPH JACOB "JAKE" Jr.
1981
SMITH, SADIE OWEN
2001
THOMPSON, RELFORD "BEAR"
1995
TWINE, WILLIAM HENRY
1933
WADE, CAROLYN EMBRY
2008
WARRIOR, EDDIE
1979