Kiefer LaVoy Foote Sr.

Wake & Prayer Service: Friday, April 23, 2004 at the Poplar Cultural Center

Funeral Service: Saturday, April 24, 2004 at 10:00am at the Poplar Cultural Center

Interment: will be in the Box Elder Cemetery

Kiefer LaVoy Foote Sr., 47, passed away on Sunday, April 18, 2004 in Poplar, MT.

Kiefer was born March 3, 1957 in Poplar MT to Joseph Alfred Foote and Rita Youngman. He attended school in Poplar, MT, Pierre, SD and Flandreau, SD. After high school he worked for A and S Tribal Industries until 1991. He made many items and buildings for family and friends and excelled in carpentry. In Flandreau he lettered in tennis and managed track, cross-country and basketball. He was a member of the Native American Church. He traveled to Thailand as a spiritual advisor for an economic symposium and traveled the country giving help as needed.

Kiefers hobbies included painting, music (all kind), fishing, playing cards (cribbage), swimming, and camping at Bear Beach, SD. He started Sun Dancing in the early eighties. He Sun Danced and sang Sun Dance songs in Manitoba, South Dakota and in Chelsea for many years. He was a singer for Yuwipi ceremonies. Kiefers walk of life was the Red Road.

He is preceded in death by his father, Joseph Foote, two uncles Doug Youngman and Larry Youngman, grandfathers, Bill Youngman Sr. and Albert Foote, grandmother, Josephine Foote, and four aunts Sylvia Foote, Nettie Youngman, Christine Youngman, and Josephine Youngman. He is survived by his mother, Rita Youngman Long Chase of Poplar, MT, four sister, Cheyenne Foote and Cissy (Lorne) Yellow Hawk of Poplar, MT, Laura (Richard) Ledesma of Albuquerque, NM, and Denise (DJ) Jone's of Denver, CO, four brother, Albert (Nancy) Foote Sr., Frank (Reba) DeMarras, and James DeMarras of Poplar, MT and George DeMarras Jr. of California, a half-brother, Jerry Roland of Lame Deer, MT, three daughters, Deena Necklace of Billings, MT, Kira Foote of Wolf Point, MT, and Feather Long Knife of Ft, Belknap, MT, three sons, Thunder Drum Foote, Kiefer Foote Jr, and Raymond RayRay Foote all of Wolf Point, MT, his companion, JoLee Blue Feather, his first wife, Carol Foote of Wolf Point, MT, Karen Yellow Robe RayRays mother, Nona Maine Feathers mother of Ft. Belknap, MT, two uncles, William (Bill) Youngman Jr. and Mike Youngman Sr. both of Poplar MT, four aunts, Flarence Eagleman of Poplar, MT, Nellie Spillman of Lame Deer, MT, Amy Foote and Ines Foote of Ashland, MT, adopted father Dan (Barbara) Garfield and his children Tracie (Jim) Zoanni, Joy (Ted) Toavs, Duane (Pauline) Garfield, Ronnie (Denise) Garfield, Mervin Garfield all of Wolf Point, MT and Faith (Daniel) Yanez Phoenix, AZ an adopted mother Hazel Abrahamson of Omak, WA and numerous adopted relatives through the Red Road.

Kiefers last words were All my relations

Wake and prayer service will be on Friday, April 23, 2004 at the Poplar Cultural Center. Funeral Service will be Saturday, April 24, 2004 at 10:00am at the Poplar Cultural Center. Burial will be in the Box Elder Cemetery.