Inductees 2013

Betty Ruth Kemp was born on May 5, 1930, in Tishomingo, Okla., to Raymond and Mamie Kemp. She is the great-granddaughter of fellow Chickasaw Nation Hall of Fame Inductee, Levi "Itawamba Miko" Colbert.

Retired Army Col. Eugene "Gene" Thompson was born in Oklahoma City to Thomas and Thelma Thompson. He is the grandson to fellow 2013 Hall of Fame inductee Thomas Benjamin Thompson, Sr., and nephew to 1990 inductee Te Ata Thompson Fisher.

Colbert Latimer "Bud" Baker was born in 1924 to Colbert Latimer Baker and Martha Lois Brunt. Mr. Baker has distinguished himself in his profession, in military service and through outstanding contributions to the Chickasaw Nation.

Thomas Benjamin Thompson, Sr. was born on May 20, 1865, in Emet, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory. He was born to Thomas Jefferson Thompson and Millenium “Lena” Bynum.

Born in Mississippi about 1837, Benson Pikey came to Indian Territory during the time of Chickasaw Removal.