Canton Cemetery

Blaine County, Oklahoma

© Pierce Funeral Home
Submitted by: Ann Weber

Elton Clifton Yellowfish, Jr.

September 19, 1976 ~ January 29, 2021

Elton Clifton Yellowfish, Jr., was born September 19, 1976 at Lawton, Oklahoma to Elton Yellowfish and Odelia “Dee” Sankey. He departed this life on Friday, January 29, 2021 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

E.O., as he was affectionately known, spent his early years in Lawton before his family moved to Barefoot Park east of Canton. He studied Culinary Arts at Job Corps in Guthrie and earned his GED before attending Haskell Indian Na-tions University at Lawrence, Kansas. He had worked for the Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes as a gaming technician and most recently as a receptionist at Lucky Star Casino. E.O. enjoyed music, fishing and going to the casino.

E.O. was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Anthony Swimmer; one sister, Daisy Blackbear; Survivors include one daughter, Kylah Laiwa of Watonga, OK; three sons, Anthony Yellowfish of Ada, OK, Izrael Yellowfish of Geary, OK and Gabriel Smith of Yukon, OK; brothers Forrest Yellowfish of Riverton, WY and Calvin Sankey of El Reno, OK; sisters Mary Sankey of El Reno, OK, Marilyn Birdshead of Geary, OK and Barbara Sankey of Oklahoma City, OK; many extended family and friends.

Traditional all-night wake services will begin at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at Chief Cornerstone Baptist Church in Geary, OK. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, February 4, 2021 at the Canton Cemetery with Pastor Waylon Upchego officiating. Condolences may be made online at www.piercefuneralhomes.com. 

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