Fort Gibson National Cemetery is the final resting place of men and women who played major roles in the development of the Western frontier. The cemetery remains active and contains the graves of more than 19,000 people, most of them men and women who served in the U.S. Military.
Charles Basinger and Joyce Akin Basinger (great aunt, sister of Alfred Akin, daughter of William Polk Akin and Mary Whitsett Akin) are buried here. Charles served in World War I.
One of the best features of this cemetery is this computerized grave locator.
Joyce Basinger's Record
Both graves are located in Section 8.
Charles Alison Basinger
June 7, 1893 - July 14, 1955
Joyce West Akin Basinger
March 1, 1903 - July 23, 1979