Wesley Delmar High Elk, Sr., 79, of Eagle Butte, died Sept. 13, 2007 at the Hot Springs VA Medical Center.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Sept. 18 at St. John's Episcopal Church in Eagle Butte with Mother Marion Rechtenwald and Rev. Richard Charging Eagle officiating. The Veteran's Coalition Post #2 accompanied him from the 4-mile junction Tuesday at Noon and held a military service and roll call prior to the service.
Burial services will be held at a later date at St. Peter's Episcopal Cemetery, Thunder Butte, following the return of his ashes with Luce Funeral Chapel of Eagle Butte in charge of the arrangements.
Wesley Delmar High Elk, Sr. was born on Oct. 26, 1927 to Jobe and Estella (Slides Off) High Elk at Cheyenne Agency.
Wesley attended the Thunder Butte Day School, the Cheyenne Agency Boarding School, and later BYU-Provo, Utah (Special Officer and U.S. Marshall training) and Police Academy in Artesia, N.M. to further his law enforcement career.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1954 and during this time he took on active duty in the Korean War where he was awarded the Korean Service Medal with two bronze service stars, the United Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal before being honorably discharged in 1954.
He married Imogene Rose Clown (Raymond and Sarah (Marrowbone) Clown) on March 6, 1962 at Gettysburg. They were married for 41 years and had a daughter, Leslie, and two sons, Eugene and Wesley, Jr. (J.J.) and also adopted a daughter, Raylene (Sandy) LeCompte and adopted a granddaughter, Justine Rae High Elk.
During their marriage, they lived in many places including Fort Thompson, Eagle Butte, Thunder Butte, Dupree and then back to Eagle Butte where he spent the remainder of his life.
In his lifetime, he worked as a ranch hand for various individuals including Elmer Butler, Bob Clark, Sam Tidball, Dale Briscoe, Dutch Perret, Roy Veit, Wally Brahms and Earl Main. He worked as foreman for the railroad company, dismantling the railroad from Faith to Eagle Butte. He was also Chief of Police for both Crow Creek and Cheyenne River Agencies and a special officer for the Cheyenne River BIA Agency.
He then retired as the director of the CRST Game, Fish and Parks Department. He served on various boards for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe including the Police Commission, the personnel hiring board and the board of directors for the Pte Hca Ka, Inc., buffalo program.
Survivors include two daughters Raylene (Sandy) LeCompte, Selfridge, N.D., and Justine R. High Elk, Eagle Butte; son Wesley, Jr. (J.J.) of Huron; two brothers, Paul (Clara), Thunder Butte and Floyd (Lucille), Eagle Butte; a sister Corrine (Earl Red Bird) High Elk, Eagle Butte; three grandsons, Jacob West (Randi Peacock), Eagle Butte, Duane (Deanne of Eagle Butte) West, Englewood, Colo., and David West, Jr., Leavenworth, Kan.; two great granddaughters, Madisyn Elayne Dubray and McKenzie Rose West, Eagle Butte; one great grandson, Davyn M. West, Eagle Butte; and numerous nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Preceding him in death were his father Jobe, mother Estella, four brothers, Ernest, Arthur, Madrick and Theodore, two sisters, Maxine (High Elk) Takes the Gun and Ilene (High Elk) Red Bear, daughter Leslie, son Eugene, and wife Imogene.
Mobridge Tribune September 26, 2007
HeHaka Wankatiya (High Elk)
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Sept. 18 at St. John's Episcopal Church in Eagle Butte with Mother Marion Rechtenwald and Rev. Richard Charging Eagle officiating. The Veteran's Coalition Post #2 accompanied him from the 4-mile junction Tuesday at Noon and held a military service and roll call prior to the service.
Burial services will be held at a later date at St. Peter's Episcopal Cemetery, Thunder Butte, following the return of his ashes with Luce Funeral Chapel of Eagle Butte in charge of the arrangements.
Wesley Delmar High Elk, Sr. was born on Oct. 26, 1927 to Jobe and Estella (Slides Off) High Elk at Cheyenne Agency.
Wesley attended the Thunder Butte Day School, the Cheyenne Agency Boarding School, and later BYU-Provo, Utah (Special Officer and U.S. Marshall training) and Police Academy in Artesia, N.M. to further his law enforcement career.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1954 and during this time he took on active duty in the Korean War where he was awarded the Korean Service Medal with two bronze service stars, the United Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal before being honorably discharged in 1954.
He married Imogene Rose Clown (Raymond and Sarah (Marrowbone) Clown) on March 6, 1962 at Gettysburg. They were married for 41 years and had a daughter, Leslie, and two sons, Eugene and Wesley, Jr. (J.J.) and also adopted a daughter, Raylene (Sandy) LeCompte and adopted a granddaughter, Justine Rae High Elk.
During their marriage, they lived in many places including Fort Thompson, Eagle Butte, Thunder Butte, Dupree and then back to Eagle Butte where he spent the remainder of his life.
In his lifetime, he worked as a ranch hand for various individuals including Elmer Butler, Bob Clark, Sam Tidball, Dale Briscoe, Dutch Perret, Roy Veit, Wally Brahms and Earl Main. He worked as foreman for the railroad company, dismantling the railroad from Faith to Eagle Butte. He was also Chief of Police for both Crow Creek and Cheyenne River Agencies and a special officer for the Cheyenne River BIA Agency.
He then retired as the director of the CRST Game, Fish and Parks Department. He served on various boards for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe including the Police Commission, the personnel hiring board and the board of directors for the Pte Hca Ka, Inc., buffalo program.
Survivors include two daughters Raylene (Sandy) LeCompte, Selfridge, N.D., and Justine R. High Elk, Eagle Butte; son Wesley, Jr. (J.J.) of Huron; two brothers, Paul (Clara), Thunder Butte and Floyd (Lucille), Eagle Butte; a sister Corrine (Earl Red Bird) High Elk, Eagle Butte; three grandsons, Jacob West (Randi Peacock), Eagle Butte, Duane (Deanne of Eagle Butte) West, Englewood, Colo., and David West, Jr., Leavenworth, Kan.; two great granddaughters, Madisyn Elayne Dubray and McKenzie Rose West, Eagle Butte; one great grandson, Davyn M. West, Eagle Butte; and numerous nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Preceding him in death were his father Jobe, mother Estella, four brothers, Ernest, Arthur, Madrick and Theodore, two sisters, Maxine (High Elk) Takes the Gun and Ilene (High Elk) Red Bear, daughter Leslie, son Eugene, and wife Imogene.
Mobridge Tribune September 26, 2007
HeHaka Wankatiya (High Elk)
Wesley Delmar High Elk, Sr., 79, of Eagle Butte, died Sept. 13, 2007 at the Hot Springs VA Medical Center.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Sept. 18 at St. John's Episcopal Church in Eagle Butte with Mother Marion Rechtenwald and Rev. Richard Charging Eagle officiating. The Veteran's Coalition Post #2 accompanied him from the 4-mile junction Tuesday at Noon and held a military service and roll call prior to the service.
Burial services will be held at a later date at St. Peter's Episcopal Cemetery, Thunder Butte, following the return of his ashes with Luce Funeral Chapel of Eagle Butte in charge of the arrangements.
Wesley Delmar High Elk, Sr. was born on Oct. 26, 1927 to Jobe and Estella (Slides Off) High Elk at Cheyenne Agency.
Wesley attended the Thunder Butte Day School, the Cheyenne Agency Boarding School, and later BYU-Provo, Utah (Special Officer and U.S. Marshall training) and Police Academy in Artesia, N.M. to further his law enforcement career.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1954 and during this time he took on active duty in the Korean War where he was awarded the Korean Service Medal with two bronze service stars, the United Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal before being honorably discharged in 1954.
He married Imogene Rose Clown (Raymond and Sarah (Marrowbone) Clown) on March 6, 1962 at Gettysburg. They were married for 41 years and had a daughter, Leslie, and two sons, Eugene and Wesley, Jr. (J.J.) and also adopted a daughter, Raylene (Sandy) LeCompte and adopted a granddaughter, Justine Rae High Elk.
During their marriage, they lived in many places including Fort Thompson, Eagle Butte, Thunder Butte, Dupree and then back to Eagle Butte where he spent the remainder of his life.
In his lifetime, he worked as a ranch hand for various individuals including Elmer Butler, Bob Clark, Sam Tidball, Dale Briscoe, Dutch Perret, Roy Veit, Wally Brahms and Earl Main. He worked as foreman for the railroad company, dismantling the railroad from Faith to Eagle Butte. He was also Chief of Police for both Crow Creek and Cheyenne River Agencies and a special officer for the Cheyenne River BIA Agency.
He then retired as the director of the CRST Game, Fish and Parks Department. He served on various boards for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe including the Police Commission, the personnel hiring board and the board of directors for the Pte Hca Ka, Inc., buffalo program.
Survivors include two daughters Raylene (Sandy) LeCompte, Selfridge, N.D., and Justine R. High Elk, Eagle Butte; son Wesley, Jr. (J.J.) of Huron; two brothers, Paul (Clara), Thunder Butte and Floyd (Lucille), Eagle Butte; a sister Corrine (Earl Red Bird) High Elk, Eagle Butte; three grandsons, Jacob West (Randi Peacock), Eagle Butte, Duane (Deanne of Eagle Butte) West, Englewood, Colo., and David West, Jr., Leavenworth, Kan.; two great granddaughters, Madisyn Elayne Dubray and McKenzie Rose West, Eagle Butte; one great grandson, Davyn M. West, Eagle Butte; and numerous nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Preceding him in death were his father Jobe, mother Estella, four brothers, Ernest, Arthur, Madrick and Theodore, two sisters, Maxine (High Elk) Takes the Gun and Ilene (High Elk) Red Bear, daughter Leslie, son Eugene, and wife Imogene.
Mobridge Tribune September 26, 2007
HeHaka Wankatiya (High Elk)
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Sept. 18 at St. John's Episcopal Church in Eagle Butte with Mother Marion Rechtenwald and Rev. Richard Charging Eagle officiating. The Veteran's Coalition Post #2 accompanied him from the 4-mile junction Tuesday at Noon and held a military service and roll call prior to the service.
Burial services will be held at a later date at St. Peter's Episcopal Cemetery, Thunder Butte, following the return of his ashes with Luce Funeral Chapel of Eagle Butte in charge of the arrangements.
Wesley Delmar High Elk, Sr. was born on Oct. 26, 1927 to Jobe and Estella (Slides Off) High Elk at Cheyenne Agency.
Wesley attended the Thunder Butte Day School, the Cheyenne Agency Boarding School, and later BYU-Provo, Utah (Special Officer and U.S. Marshall training) and Police Academy in Artesia, N.M. to further his law enforcement career.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1954 and during this time he took on active duty in the Korean War where he was awarded the Korean Service Medal with two bronze service stars, the United Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal before being honorably discharged in 1954.
He married Imogene Rose Clown (Raymond and Sarah (Marrowbone) Clown) on March 6, 1962 at Gettysburg. They were married for 41 years and had a daughter, Leslie, and two sons, Eugene and Wesley, Jr. (J.J.) and also adopted a daughter, Raylene (Sandy) LeCompte and adopted a granddaughter, Justine Rae High Elk.
During their marriage, they lived in many places including Fort Thompson, Eagle Butte, Thunder Butte, Dupree and then back to Eagle Butte where he spent the remainder of his life.
In his lifetime, he worked as a ranch hand for various individuals including Elmer Butler, Bob Clark, Sam Tidball, Dale Briscoe, Dutch Perret, Roy Veit, Wally Brahms and Earl Main. He worked as foreman for the railroad company, dismantling the railroad from Faith to Eagle Butte. He was also Chief of Police for both Crow Creek and Cheyenne River Agencies and a special officer for the Cheyenne River BIA Agency.
He then retired as the director of the CRST Game, Fish and Parks Department. He served on various boards for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe including the Police Commission, the personnel hiring board and the board of directors for the Pte Hca Ka, Inc., buffalo program.
Survivors include two daughters Raylene (Sandy) LeCompte, Selfridge, N.D., and Justine R. High Elk, Eagle Butte; son Wesley, Jr. (J.J.) of Huron; two brothers, Paul (Clara), Thunder Butte and Floyd (Lucille), Eagle Butte; a sister Corrine (Earl Red Bird) High Elk, Eagle Butte; three grandsons, Jacob West (Randi Peacock), Eagle Butte, Duane (Deanne of Eagle Butte) West, Englewood, Colo., and David West, Jr., Leavenworth, Kan.; two great granddaughters, Madisyn Elayne Dubray and McKenzie Rose West, Eagle Butte; one great grandson, Davyn M. West, Eagle Butte; and numerous nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Preceding him in death were his father Jobe, mother Estella, four brothers, Ernest, Arthur, Madrick and Theodore, two sisters, Maxine (High Elk) Takes the Gun and Ilene (High Elk) Red Bear, daughter Leslie, son Eugene, and wife Imogene.
Mobridge Tribune September 26, 2007
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