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Evelyn LeRoy

Evelyn LeRoy was born on May 16, 1933, in Pawnee to Henry Snake
and Ida Wolf Snake. She went to be with her Savior on Monday, Feb. 27,
2006, at Cushing Regional Hospital in Cushing, having reached the age
of 72 years, 9 months, and 11 days.

She was a member of the Omaha Nation, and the Buffalo Clan of
the Ponca Nation, and her Ponca name was Aah-Aah-Wee. She was the
great-granddaughter of Chief Big Snake and Chief Standing Bear of the
Ponca Nation, and was proud of her Native American heritage.

She attended Gravy U in Pawnee where she played basketball. On
April 3, 1958, she married Henry Logan LeRoy in Newkirk, and he
preceded her in death on July 10, 1992.

She was a member of two of the three Osage annual ceremonies in
Pawhuska and Hominy. Evelyn was the last survivor of the Ponca Chorus
Lady Singers, noted better as one of the Snake Sisters, and she had
been a chorus lady singer for over 30 years. She traveled throughout
the United States singing around the drum at various powwows.

In 1997 Rocking Horse won at the Gathering of Nations in the
Southern Challenge, whom she was the mother and grandmother of both men
and women singers.

In her earlier years she enjoyed watching and caring for her
grandkids. She was very proud to be able to see her granddaughters
graduate from college and having one grandson attending Oklahoma
University. She has been a lifetime member of the Ponca Indian Baptist Church.

Evelyn is survived by her children, Jarvis LeRoy and wife Linda
of Pawnee, Dana LeRoy and wife Debbie of Indianapolis, Ind., Diana
Haddock and husband Francis of Oaks, Logan H. LeRoy of Ponca City,
Gladys Snake of Tonkawa, Claudina Downing and husband Tim of Oaks,
Shannon LeRoy and wife Tina of Omaha, Neb.; grandsons, Amon, Ricky,
Kevin, Josh, and Shane LeRoy, Joseph Downing, and Kevin, Johnny and
Thomas Pettit; granddaughters, Katherine Brady, Cortney Stumblingbear,
and Kristie, Heather, Caitlin, Cynthia, Stormy, Guyanna and Cori LeRoy;
and great-grandchildren, LaRena Cozad-Tawkoyty, Xander Rai Stumblingbear, and Kevin Jr. and George LeRoy.

And she was looking forward to her unborn great grandchild due
in two weeks, plus many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

Besides her husband, Henry, she was preceded in death by her
parents; two sisters, Lucy Cries For Ribs and Katherine Stevens; and
two brothers, Thomas Joe Wamego and Howard Snake.

A wake service will be held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings at the Ponca Indian Baptist Church, and services will start at
noon Thursday, March 2, at the Ponca Indian Baptist Church with the
Rev. Warren Pratt Jr. officiating. Burial will be at the Ponca Tribal
Cemetery in Ponca City under the direction of Poteet Funeral Home of Pawnee.

Casket bearers will be Amon LeRoy, Shane LeRoy, Ricky LeRoy,
Kevin LeRoy, Joseph Downing, Robert McClellan Jr. and Kevin Pettit.

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