Jimpsey Carbitcher

Jimpsey “Boggie” “Chief” Carbitcher Gone from our sight, but never from our hearts; your spirit will travel with us until we meet again. A loving and kind man who always had a smile for others. A great storyteller, who shared a tale every time we met, leaving us with a chuckle. Your compassionate soul will be greatly missed by all of us and those you touched along your life’s journey. May your star shine brightly upon us and your memories be the warmth of our hearts; may we all share a smile and a kind story to those we meet along the way so you may always know we carry you with us. Rest well my brother and great friend, free of this world’s pain and suffering. May you lead in heaven’s stomp dances and speak with the eagles which we love. Fly free…we love you ever and always. Seminole County resident Jimpsey “Boggie” “Chief” Carbitcher, 57, will be laid to rest on Saturday, Jan. 3 at 1 p.m. Carbitcher will be taken to Kaney Chapel United Methodist Church southeast of Seminole at 4 p.m. Friday. Wake services will begin at approximately 6 p.m. and will continue until time for burial. Rev. Dorsey Nero, Houston Tiger and Jimsey Harjo will officiate the services. Burial will follow in the Jimmie Carbitcher family cemetery, southeast of Bowlegs, under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home. Carbitcher passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2014, at Oklahoma Heart Hospital. He was born April 25, 1957 in Wewoka to Jimmie and Nancy (Deere) Carbitcher; they precede him in death. Those who knew Carbitcher, knew him best as “Boggie”, his given Indian name, and as “Chief” by the many pipeliners he worked with. Carbitcher attended Bowlegs Public Schools and graduated in 1977. He worked throughout his life as a pipeliner and truck driver until his retirement from truck driving in 2007 from declining health. Carbitcher was a member of Mekusukey Baptist Church where he comes to enjoy church songs, hymns, and gospel singing. He reared his children in the Bowlegs/Wetumka area. He lived the ways and traditions of the Seminole, intermingling his life with that of the world around him. Carbitcher enjoyed attending stomp dances where he was a dance leader for many years. He followed the customs of the ancient Seminoles in the dances he led. Some of his favorite past times were spending time with his grandchildren, fishing, doing karaoke, dancing, rooting on the Kansas City Chiefs football team and watching M*A*S*H on TV. Carbitcher’s family will follow the Seminole tribal custom throughout his funeral services and burial. Survivors include one son Jimpsey “Sonnyboy” Carbitcher of West Plain, Missouri; one daughter and son-in-law Lisa and Larry Berryhill of Wetumka, Oklahoma. Carbitcher left behind eight grandchildren, Marissa, Mykah, Mvpettv and Mahe of Wetumka, Cassandra Tubbs, Makayla Roberts and Benjamin Clark of Missouri, and Aleah Rainwater of Texas. He has three great-grandchildren, Zackery Tubbs, Adaleah Roberts and one on the way, all of Missouri. Other survivors include five sisters and brother-in-laws; Pat “Snookie” Larney, Shawnee, Betty “Tina” & Gene Wahweah, El Reno, Marina “Tolly” & Roger Butler, Bowlegs,  Serena “DoeDoe” & Dewayne Scott, Seminole, Nettie “B-Girl” & David Haney, Seminole; two brothers Freeland “Rusty” Carbitcher, Seminole, Cookie “Toby” Carbitcher, Lawton; a host of nieces and nephews as well as many, many others. Those who precede Carbitcher in death are his parents Jimmie Carbitcher in 1999; Nancy Carbitcher in 2003; two brothers, Monroe “Bobo” Carbitcher in 1964 at the age of three and Younger “Sonny” Carbitcher in 2001; one sister Dora “Tootsie” Hill in 2009. Pallbearers include Tommy Harjo, Ray Franks, Terry Wise, Timmy Narcomey, Ramsey Harjo and Emmanuel Fry. Honorary pallbearers include all of his friends from the pipeline. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Seminole. Funeral Information: January 3, 2015, 1:00 PM Kaney Chapel located at South East, Seminole, OK 74868