Tanita Kills Night

Services Friday Jan. 7 at 10:00AM at the Bullis Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at the Lame Deer Cemetery. A rosary will be recited on Thursday at 3:30PM at the Bullis Funeral Chapel. Visitation will be Thurs 10-3:30.

Tanita Faye Killsnight, 42, of Lame Deer was taken from us in the early morning hours of January 3, 2022 from a stab wound. She was born on May 7, 1979 in Billings, Montana to the late James Killsnight, Jr. and Gail Frazier White Hip. Tanita was the smallest one of 6 kids at 3 Lbs. When they all grew up Tanita was the tallest of all of her brothers and sisters. Her Cheyenne Name Hoo’óhata’e (Corn Woman). She was known as Bear by all her brothers and sisters Dylan, Francis, Christopher, Deserae, Cassie,Tersen, Alysha. She went to school in Lame Deer. Tanita met the love of her life, Sonny William Kellum, and from this union they had two beautiful children, Willie J and Tesla. Tanita ran the Chicken Coop for eleven years and also worked at the Lame Deer IGA.

She is preceded in death by her dad, James Killsnight, Jr, ; brothers Vincent and Willis Killsnight, Royce Red Star, Jordan “Wolfy” Real Bird, Woody and Lyndon White, Rocko Broken Rope and Frank Nomee; sisters Tony Grace Fisher, Susie White Hip, Jaclyn Big Day, Tonya Killsnight; grandparents James Killsnight, Sr., Regina Long Roach, Harriet Don’t Mix, Joe Rock Above, Gilbert Scott, Elizabeth White, Ivan Sr., Emma, Rita, Arelia Don’t Mix, William Gros Ventre, Andrew and Inez Birdinground, Sheila Wallace, Lewis Rides Horse, Harold and Marina Stone; great grandmothers Melvina Jefferson and Julia Rock Above.

She is survived by her mother Gail, her children William James and Tesla Skye Kellum; her brothers Dylan, Francis (Nina), Christopher (Allison) Killsnight, Albert, Tyson, Taten Gros Ventre, Patrick Kindness, Roston and Francis Nomee, Joey Medicine Horse, Edgar Old Bull, Tank and Regis Hogan, Quindell and Thomas Bulltail and Landon Old Chief; sisters Deserae Rock Above, Teesen and Alysha Killsnight, Cassie Little Bear and Rachel Don’t Mix and Terrine and Lessa Nomee, Alaynna Kruger, Trudy and Helen Hogan, Erica Old Chief, Emma Rides Horse, Sarah Morrison and Diana Rock Above; grandparents Mary Helen (Alex) Medicine Horse, Ardith (Lloyd) Hogan, (Heywood (Mary Lou) Big Day, Sr. , Robert Howe, Russell Wallace, Bruce White, Sr., Garland Not Afraid, Sandra (Myron) Shield; Alice Grady Hunts the Arrow, Joan Rock Above and Warlene Comes Up, Anthony (Alma) Davis; uncles Anthony (Betty) Killsnight, Benny Lee, Jay, Harry, Delon Rock Above, Gilbert and Chris (Cleon) Scott, Woodrow (Gladys) Brien, Ron Garritson, John Lucero, Terry Enemy Hunter, Dewey, Dominic and Neal Costa, Stanley (Nelvette), Roy, Kary, Grant Stanford Rides Horse, Francis (Carlene), Josh (Valerie), Willie Springfield, James and Harold Wilson, Ivan Don’t Mix, Cyrus and Ben Gros Ventre, Lansing, Dale, Clifford and Terry (Paulette) Birdinground, Paul, Mark, Les and Dee Nomee, Tubby (Connie) Male Bear, JD Stone, Heywood, Jr, Billy, Jace Big Day, Bruce White, Jr., Wayne Head Swift; aunts Honeybun (Curtis) Medicine Horse, Buffy and Myra Jean Gros Ventre, Beth and Rita Rose Nomee, Elizabeth (Earl) Old Chief, Regina and Donna Gros, Ventre and Sarah Don’t Mix, Faith and Sharon Stone, Janet and Julie Stewart, Maureen, Elizabeth, Sandra and Norma Rock Above, Rosalie Hunts the Arrow, RayDawn and Amber Wallace and Marie Jefferson. Her extended family includes Don’t Mix, Rock Above, Reed, Lion Shows, Howe, Gun Shows. Our family is so large, please forgive us if we have not mentioned you in our time of grief.

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