George Nigh remembered: Memorial service for Former Oklahoma Governor

Memorial service for former Oklahoma Gov. George Nigh celebrates a legacy of dedication.

Thursday, August 14th 2025, 10:46 pm

By: Destini Pittman, Tevis Hillis

OKLAHOMA CITY -

A memorial service for former Oklahoma Gov. George Nigh will be held Thursday, Aug. 14, at 11 a.m. at Crossings Community Church, 14400 N. Portland Ave., in Oklahoma City. The public is welcome to attend.

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Gov. George Nigh Full Memorial Stream:

Nigh, a fixture in Oklahoma politics, served in public office for more than 3 decades as a state representative, lieutenant governor, and governor. He remains the state’s longest-serving governor.

Former President Bill Clinton will deliver the eulogy, the Nigh family announced. The two worked together in the 1980s when Clinton was governor of Arkansas.

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This will mark only the second time in Oklahoma history that a former U.S. president has attended the funeral of a state leader. The last was in 1963, when President John F. Kennedy attended Sen. Robert S. Kerr’s funeral.

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Destini Pittman

Destini Pittman is a digital content producer at News 9. She joined the team in June 2024 after graduating from the University of Central Oklahoma with a degree in Professional Media.

Tevis Hillis

An Oklahoma native, Tevis Hillis joined the News 9 team in 2020 as a multimedia journalist. She now anchors the weekend morning newscasts. Passionate about shaping the future of journalism, Tevis also serves as executive producer and adjunct professor for OU Nightly, mentoring and teaching more than 160 students.