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The Louise Funk Fluke Memorial
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Wunagisa Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution of Shawnee
plans to honor Louise Funk Fluke, the designer of the Flag of the
State of Oklahoma by placing a permanent monument at the Centennial
Park on Main Street, Santa Fe Depot Museum. The dedication ceremony
will be held during Shawnee's Centennial Celebration on Friday 11:00 am,
September 21, 2007.
Louise Funk was born in 1900 in Arkansas and came to Shawnee at the age of
one year with her family. She graduated from Shawnee High School, married
George Fluke December 18, 1924 here in Shawnee and is buried alongside the
Fluke Family at Shawnee's Fairview Cemetery.
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