She is preceded in death by her grandparents, David and Maggie (Rabbit) Tucker, and Richard and Emily (Keener) Henson. She joins her husband, her parents, Rufus and Margie Henson, one nephew, Scottie Blackfox and a brother-in-law, Thurman Blackfox.
She leaves her legacy, three sons, Larry Shade and wife Shelley, Thomas Wayne Shade, and Ronald Shade, all of Lost City. She leaves her brother and sisters, Reverend Jerry Henson of Lost City, OK, Katherine Patterson of Tahlequah, Gina Blackfox, Bonnie Thompson both of Lost City, and Martha Ann "Mert" Ketcher and husband Ralph Jr. of Mount Juliet, TN. She lives on in the four grand and seven great grandchildren, Chad Shade and wife Danielle of Tahlequah, Dustin Shade and wife Samantha of Shady Grove, OK, Katie Shade of Lost City, and Heather Roach of Muskogee, OK. Her great grandchildren are Christian Botts, Jake Botts and Coby Botts all of Lost City, Thea Shade of Shady Grove, and three soon-to-be born additions to her legacy, Braylen Shade, and twins Noah and Norah Shade, as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of students whose lives she touched over the years.
Funeral services for Loretta Jean Hadley-Shade will be held on Thursday, April 1st, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Reed-Culver Funeral Home with Pastor Sam Keener, Pastor Jim Carey, Former Principal Chief Bill John Baker, Former Principal Chief Joe Byrd, and Jerry Henson officiating. Loretta's pallbearers include Kyle Ketcher, Aidan Carey, Johnny D. Meigs, Thane Patterson, Ethan Thompson, and Dustin Shade. Her honorary pallbearers include Former Principal Chief Bill John Baker, Former Principal Chief Joe Byrd, Chris Teuton, former lifetime running mate Reverend Jimmy Carey, Dr. Neil Morton and all of the students she taught to preserve the Cherokee Language. Her family will have a visitation on Wednesday, March 31st, 2021 beginning at 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM and then a Wake Service from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Reed-Culver. She will be laid to rest at Keener Cemetery next to her husband, Former Deputy Chief Hastings Shade.
The Cherokee Nation mourns the loss of Ms. Loretta Shade, a Cherokee National Treasure, Cherokee Speaker, Matriarch of the Lost City community and widow of former Cherokee Nation Deputy Principal Chief Hastings Shade.
Loretta spent more than two decades as a Cherokee language instructor. She earned her bachelor of education in 1980 and Master of Education in 1983 from Northeastern State University. She taught Oral Cherokee Language, Cherokee Reading and Writing and Cherokee Culture and History at NSU. She was a Cherokee translator for the tribe helping create Cherokee word puzzles, Human anatomy charts in Cherokee and translated books of trees and animals for the Cherokee Immersion School students. She helped translate the Cherokee English Reference Book in use today. She taught the language in over five communities, even as a Cherokee Sunday School teacher at Swimmer Indian Baptist Church and Keener Church where she read from the Cherokee Testament. She was married to the late Hastings Shade for 47 years and was known for her dumplings, traditional food and was good with a bow in the cornstalk shoot.
She was mother of Larry, Dondi and Ron; sister to Jerry, Regina, Verna, Katherine and Mert;
grandmother to Chad, Dustin, Heather and Katie, and had a great-granddaughter, three-great grandsons and three on the way.
"Loretta Shade dedicated her life to teaching and sharing our precious Cherokee language with the entire community, even in retirement she spent hours taking calls to translate for all those who sought her wisdom. That wealth of knowledge and history cannot be replaced. In 2018, she was chosen as a Cherokee National Treasure for her enormous contributions to preserving our Cherokee language and there are countless tribal citizens who benefited from her teachings. On behalf of my family and the family of Deputy Chief Bryan Warner, I want to extend our heartfelt condolences to the Shade family. We are thinking of them in this time of grief, and we know that she will be truly missed by our tribe," said Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr.
Funeral Service for Loretta Shade are as follows.
Service:
Reed and Culver Chapel
Thursday, April 1, 2pm
Burial at Keener Cemetery
Visitation:
Wednesday, March 31
1pm-4pm
Reed and Culver Chapel
She is preceded in death by her grandparents, David and Maggie (Rabbit) Tucker, and Richard and Emily (Keener) Henson. She joins her husband, her parents, Rufus and Margie Henson, one nephew, Scottie Blackfox and a brother-in-law, Thurman Blackfox.
She leaves her legacy, three sons, Larry Shade and wife Shelley, Thomas Wayne Shade, and Ronald Shade, all of Lost City. She leaves her brother and sisters, Reverend Jerry Henson of Lost City, OK, Katherine Patterson of Tahlequah, Gina Blackfox, Bonnie Thompson both of Lost City, and Martha Ann "Mert" Ketcher and husband Ralph Jr. of Mount Juliet, TN. She lives on in the four grand and seven great grandchildren, Chad Shade and wife Danielle of Tahlequah, Dustin Shade and wife Samantha of Shady Grove, OK, Katie Shade of Lost City, and Heather Roach of Muskogee, OK. Her great grandchildren are Christian Botts, Jake Botts and Coby Botts all of Lost City, Thea Shade of Shady Grove, and three soon-to-be born additions to her legacy, Braylen Shade, and twins Noah and Norah Shade, as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of students whose lives she touched over the years.
Funeral services for Loretta Jean Hadley-Shade will be held on Thursday, April 1st, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Reed-Culver Funeral Home with Pastor Sam Keener, Pastor Jim Carey, Former Principal Chief Bill John Baker, Former Principal Chief Joe Byrd, and Jerry Henson officiating. Loretta's pallbearers include Kyle Ketcher, Aidan Carey, Johnny D. Meigs, Thane Patterson, Ethan Thompson, and Dustin Shade. Her honorary pallbearers include Former Principal Chief Bill John Baker, Former Principal Chief Joe Byrd, Chris Teuton, former lifetime running mate Reverend Jimmy Carey, Dr. Neil Morton and all of the students she taught to preserve the Cherokee Language. Her family will have a visitation on Wednesday, March 31st, 2021 beginning at 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM and then a Wake Service from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Reed-Culver. She will be laid to rest at Keener Cemetery next to her husband, Former Deputy Chief Hastings Shade.
The Cherokee Nation mourns the loss of Ms. Loretta Shade, a Cherokee National Treasure, Cherokee Speaker, Matriarch of the Lost City community and widow of former Cherokee Nation Deputy Principal Chief Hastings Shade.
Loretta spent more than two decades as a Cherokee language instructor. She earned her bachelor of education in 1980 and Master of Education in 1983 from Northeastern State University. She taught Oral Cherokee Language, Cherokee Reading and Writing and Cherokee Culture and History at NSU. She was a Cherokee translator for the tribe helping create Cherokee word puzzles, Human anatomy charts in Cherokee and translated books of trees and animals for the Cherokee Immersion School students. She helped translate the Cherokee English Reference Book in use today. She taught the language in over five communities, even as a Cherokee Sunday School teacher at Swimmer Indian Baptist Church and Keener Church where she read from the Cherokee Testament. She was married to the late Hastings Shade for 47 years and was known for her dumplings, traditional food and was good with a bow in the cornstalk shoot.
She was mother of Larry, Dondi and Ron; sister to Jerry, Regina, Verna, Katherine and Mert;
grandmother to Chad, Dustin, Heather and Katie, and had a great-granddaughter, three-great grandsons and three on the way.
"Loretta Shade dedicated her life to teaching and sharing our precious Cherokee language with the entire community, even in retirement she spent hours taking calls to translate for all those who sought her wisdom. That wealth of knowledge and history cannot be replaced. In 2018, she was chosen as a Cherokee National Treasure for her enormous contributions to preserving our Cherokee language and there are countless tribal citizens who benefited from her teachings. On behalf of my family and the family of Deputy Chief Bryan Warner, I want to extend our heartfelt condolences to the Shade family. We are thinking of them in this time of grief, and we know that she will be truly missed by our tribe," said Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr.
Funeral Service for Loretta Shade are as follows.
Service:
Reed and Culver Chapel
Thursday, April 1, 2pm
Burial at Keener Cemetery
Visitation:
Wednesday, March 31
1pm-4pm
Reed and Culver Chapel
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