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NORMA BUFFALOMEAT
NORMA JEAN BUFFALOMEAT, one of twin daughters born to Dana Black and
Mary May (Debrae) Black, was born April 11, 1935 near Fonda,
Oklahoma in Dewey County. She departed this life on Sunday,
May 9, 2010 at her home in Seiling. She was 75 years of age.
Norma
Jean, along with her twin sister, Norma Joan and their other
brothers and sisters were raised east of Seiling in the Fonda
Community. She attended school at Pumpkin Ridge. She was
united in marriage to Raymond Gene Buffalomeat in 1956 at
Kingfisher, OK. They made their first home in Kingfisher and
later moved to Cincinnati, OH, then to Dallas, TX before moving to
Seiling in 1973. They had been married 47 years at the time of
Raymond’s death February 13, 2003. Norma began working for the
Seiling Public Schools in the custodial and maintenance department.
She retired after 24 years with the school system.
Norma
and Raymond were charter members of the Indian Baptist Church where
they faithfully attended. She liked attending the various
Indian dances and singing at tribal events. She worked
crossword puzzles but mostly she enjoyed her children and
grandchildren.
She
is survived by four daughters: Rowena Beaver and husband Joseph
Nightwalker, Dana Buffalomeat and husband Denny Standingwater, Susie
Wolfmule and husband Tim Wolfmule Sr. and Jo Borunda and her
companion, Robert Wolfmule; one son: Burl Buffalomeat and wife Theta
all of Seiling; ten grandchildren and twenty three great
grandchildren; two sisters: her twin-Norma Smith and husband Melvin
and Rita Black all of Seiling; one brother: Larry Black of Watonga;
three sisters-in-law: Edna Sutton of Canton, Rena Youngbear of Geary
and Margaret Spottedcorn of El Reno. She is also survived by
numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, one
brother Marvin Black and three sisters: Elizabeth Bull, Alice
Littleman and Mary Little Coyote.
The
funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at
the Seiling Indian Baptist Church with Pastor Gerald Panana,
officiating. Interment followed in the Brumfield Cemetery
under the direction of the Redinger Funeral Home.
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