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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Howlak Tichum
Faye Constance Waheneka “T-i-pum”
March 20, 1931 ~ October 12, 2014
Faye was born in the
Mutton Mountains on the
Warm Springs Indian Res-
ervation to Fannie Scott
Clydehawk Waheneka and
Grant Waheneka. She
lived in Warm Springs and
spent her early life play-
ing with her dog
“Tukmah”
at
her
grandparent’s ranch. She
lived in New Mexico
when her father was sta-
tioned there in the Army
Air Corps. She moved to
Portland with her mom,
who took a job as an over-
head welder in the ship-
yards during World War
II.
Faye attended
Chemawa Boarding in
Salem for a time, as well.
As a young person,
Faye was a seasonal berry
picker and lived in Ori-
ent at Bushue Far ms.
With the seasons – work
would shift to Happy Val-
ley for filberts and hazel
nuts, to the Troutdale
area for picking veg-
etables and to Powell
Butte and the Redmond
area to pick potatoes.
Faye, a proud parent,
was actively involved in
the Title V and JOM
Committees and was
among the group of vol-
unteers who founded
daycare and preschool
prog rams in War m
Springs in the early 1960s.
In her early adult life Faye
was a rancher, a cattlewoman
and a homemaker. Her work
career included managing the
gift shops at Kah-Nee-Ta Re-
sort, the Information Center
& The Museum at Warm
Springs. Visitors who passed
through Warm Springs over
the years often came to know
Faye as someone with a beau-
tiful smile, excellent conver-
sational skills, endless knowl-
edge about the Warm Spring
Reser vation and gracious
style.
She enjoyed meeting new
people and engaging in long
conversations.
Faye was a fluent speaker
of the Sahaptin Language,
having interpreted for her
grandparents. Throughout
her life, she remained close
to her mother, Atwai Fannie
Waheneka, and missed
their conversations in
their Native Language af-
ter her passing.
Faye loved her family,
frogs, watching sports, vis-
iting with people, wearing
sweats and going shop-
ping at J Jill, Ross, TJ
Maxx & Good Will. She
was surrounded by her
family at the time of her
passing including her
faithful pet cat compan-
ion “Michelle.”
She was preceded in
death by her infant sisters,
her parents, her brother
Gerald “Cedrick” Char-
ley and her beloved
grandson Jonas Miller.
Faye is survived by her
children: Kenman Miller;
Sharon Miller; Bobby
Smith; Julian Smith;
Eldred Smith Sr.; Pam
Cardenas; Kevin Smith
Sr.; and Robin Smith (all
of Warm Springs.) She
leaves 19 grandchildren
and 24 great grandchil-
dren. She is also survived
by her sister Margie
Waheneka of Pendleton
and a sister Cordelia
Hernandez.
Services were held at
her home on Monday Oc-
tober 13, 2014 with
Burial at sunrise on Tues-
day October 14, 2014 at
Red Lake Cemetery.
October 29, 2014
Howlak Tichum
Georgena Mae Suppah, 1950-2014
Georgena
Mae
Suppah passed away Au-
gust 30, 2014.
Gena was born Febru-
ary 17, 1950 at home in
Simnasho to the late
Mathew and Hazel
(Charley) Suppah.
Georgena leaves three
sons and one daughter:
Aaron James (Suppah)
Taylor; David Paul
Suppah (Misty) and chil-
dren Robert, Senobia and
Takoda; Anthony Jesse
Gonzales (Ida) and chil-
dren
Ronald
Lee
Gonzales and Lawanda
Mae Gonzales; Michele
Lee Gonzales and chil-
dren Renee Miller (Oriel
M. Leal and Amilia B
Velasquez-Vega), Tama
Gonzales,
Michael
Eduardo and Alma Rose
Cuevas, and Ashlyn
Flory-Mae Johnson.
Georgena left brothers
Roger Suppah and
Erland Suppah, and sis-
ters Janice Clements, Lila
Martinez and Lucille
Suppach-Samson; nu-
merous nieces, nephews,
cousins, aunties, Uncle
Bertson Simtustus.
Georgena was pre-
ceded in death by her son
Lawrencio Gonzales, par-
ents Mathew and Hazel,
brother Robert, sisters
Laura Jean Thomas, Melissa,
Jerileen, Alice, Geraldine and
Celestine Suppah.
We are sorry for not post-
ing this sooner, because we
lost one of our in laws who
was with our mom and sis-
ter when she went home to
be with the Creator and the
ones who were there to greet
her. The late Bobbi
“Roberta” Suppah—it sad-
dened us when she went
home to be with the Creator.
She and Frankie Fudd were
with us through our sorrow.
We want to thank every-
one who called when we
were at the hospital. It was
very hard on Georgena’s
family during this time, and
we want to thank Melinda
Jim and Minnie Charley for
bringing her oldest son Aaron
to the hospital.
We thank the cooks Myra
Johnson-Orange, Georgette
Keo, Jennifer, Kayleen,
Meleah Clements, Aldwin
George, Aldwin Thomas,
James, Luther Keo and all
the helpers. If I left anyone
out we apologize.
Thank you Auntie Millie
and Lovey Colwash for mak-
ing the outfit. Thank you to
the pall bearers who stepped
up to help; Jeremy Thomas
and Luther Clements for be-
ing there when we needed
someone to help find a place
for her to lay.
Thank you Steven
Stewart for being there
in our time of need. And
thank you to Tilden
McDonald Jr., JP,
Orthelia Patt, for the
snacks at the hospital
and the longhouse;
Wanda Suppah for the
berries, Rosalind Charley
for roots, Melinda Jim
berries, Willie Quinn
salmon, Corey Stwyer,
Lil Er and Benji for deer;
and Marlin Miller for
deer.
Thank you for the
calls and coming to the
hospital, Ron, Margaret
Suppah, Bonnie, Robert
Charley, Joel Zacarias
for bringing Kamillia,
and Monrika. Angela
for bringing Robert and
Senobia, Viola, Valarie,
and Leila Govenor for
their help.
A big thank-you to
Big Auntie Nun-Nah,
who stayed with our
mom from the time she
went to the hospital, and
enduring the emotional
roller coaster we were
on. All you coo shum
lees too.
Aaron, David, An-
thony and Michele
Veterans of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
Leroy Scott - 1950s
and Korea.
Hester Scott - Persian
Gulf and 2000s.
Vanessa Scott - Per-
sian Gulf and 2000s -
Navy.
Elmer Scott Jr. - Viet-
nam.
Richard Scott - Viet-
nam.
Ray Scott - WWII -
Army.
Sam Scott - WWII -
Army.
Harvey Scott - WWII
- Korea.
James Selam - WWII.
Se-la-tsi - 1800s - Scout.
Dustin Seyler - 1980s
to present - Navy.
Cecil Seyler - WWII -
Korea.
Seymoure - 1800s -
Scout.
Nat Shaw - Army.
Bodie Shaw - 1980s
to present - Air Force.
Shawnele Shaw-Sur-
plus - 1980s to present.
Raymond Shike Sr. -
1950s and Korea.
Shk-we-yarksh -
1800s - Scout.
Shwa-kooksh - 1800s
- Scout.
Frank Sidwalter -
1800s - Scout.
Joe Sidwalter - 1800s
- Scout.
Sik-ma-num - 1800s
- Scout.
Bertson Simtustus -
WWII - Korea.
Sim-you - 1800s -
Scout.
Skitus - 1800s - Scout.
Lawren Slockish -
Persian Gulf and 2000s.
Slook-ske - 1800s -
Scout.
Old Man or William
Tell Smith - 1800s - Scout.
Sophie Smith - 1980s to
present.
Alvis Smith III - Persian
Gulf and 1990s.
Johnathan Smith - Persian
Gulf and 1990s.
Andrew Smith - Persian
Gulf and 2000s.
Austin Smith Jr. - Persian
Gulf and 2000s.
Gary Smith - Persian Gulf
and 2000s.
WynterDawn Smith - Per-
sian Gulf and 2000s.
Alfred Smith Jr. - Vietnam
- Army.
Bruce Smith - Vietnam.
Claude Smith Jr. - Vietnam
- Army.
Darryl Smith - Vietnam.
Emerson Smith - Vietnam.
Janice Smith - Vietnam.
Kanim Smith - Vietnam.
Milan Smith, Jr. - Vietnam
- Army.
Randy Smith - Vietnam -
Marines.
Raymond Gene Smith -
Vietnam.
Roger Smith - Vietnam.
Ronald Smith - Vietnam.
Tommy Smith - Vietnam.
Alfred Smith Sr. - WWI.
Alvin J Smith Sr. - WWII -
Army.
Alvis Smith - WWII -
Army.
Claude Smith Sr. - WWII -
Army.
George Smith - WWII.
Milan Smith Sr. - WWII -
Army.
Roscoe Smith - WWII -
Navy.
Russell Smith - WWII -
Navy.
Woodrow Smith Sr. -
WWII - Army.
Llyod G Smith Sr. -
WWII/Korea - Navy.
Oliver Sohappy - 1950s
and Korea.
Wilford Sooksoit Sr. -
WWII - Army.
Ernest Spencer - WWII -
Navy.
Powell Spencer - WWII -
Navy.
Wilson Spencer - WWII -
Navy.
Ed Spino - WWII.
Jackson Spooms - 1800s -
Scout.
Lawrence Squiemphen Jr.
- Persian Gulf and 1990s.
Lawrence Squiemphen Sr.
- WWII - Army.
Jerry St. Germaine - Viet-
nam.
Mark Stacona - Persian
Gulf and 1990s.
William C. Stacona - Viet-
nam Era.
Roscoe Stacona - WWII -
Army.
Melvin Stahi Sr. - Vietnam.
Stah-Lika - 1800s - Scout.
Merlin Standing Yellow
Horse - Vietnam.
Frank Don Stevens -
WWII.
Stocketly - 1800s - Scout.
Naiche Kim Sturtevant -
1980s to present.
Erwin Stwyer - Vietnam.
Suppah - 1800s - Scout.
Brian Suppah - Persian
Gulf and 1990s - Army.
Willard Suppah Jr. - Per-
sian Gulf and 1990s.
Erland Suppah - Vietnam.
Tony Suppah - Vietnam.
Matthew Suppah - WWI.
Franklin Suppah - WWII -
Army.
Roosevelt Heath - WWII.
Fabian D Sutterlee Sr. -
Korea/Vietnam.
John Swakia - 1800s -
Scout.
Alex Swan - 1800s - Scout.
Swan - 1800s - Scout.
Swan-sah-kee - 1800s -
Scout.
Delton Switzler - 1950s
and Korea.
Virgil Switzler - 1950s and
Korea.
Larry Switzler - Persian
Gulf and 2000s - Army.
Ta Symt - 1800s - Scout.
Danny Tababoo Jr. - Viet-
nam.
Charles Tailfeathers Jr. -
Persian Gulf and 2000s.
Charles Tailfeathers Sr. -
Vietnam.
Ta-Wah - 1800s - Scout.
James Teeman - Vietnam.
Manuel Teeman - Viet-
nam.
Louis Tewee - Vietnam.
Willard Tewee - Vietnam.
Jake Thomas - 1800s -
Scout.
Joe Thomas - 1800s -
Scout.
Robert Thomas Jr. - Per-
sian Gulf and 2000s - Navy.
James Thomas - Vietnam
- Army.
Edwin J Thomas - Viet-
nam Era.
Arthur Thomas - WWII -
Army.
Francis Thomas - WWII -
Navy.
Roscoe Thompson Sr. -
1950s and Korea - Army.
Dennis Thompson - Viet-
nam.
Tkoo - 1800s - Scout.
Richard Tohet- Vietnam -
Army.
Harvey Tohet - WWII -
Army.
Eldon Tom - Vietnam.
Raymond Tsumpti Jr. -
Persian Gulf and 1990s.
Raymond Tsumpti Sr. -
Vietnam.
Lawrence Tufti - Vietnam
- Army.
Charles Tufti - WWII -
Army.
Roy Tule - Persian Gulf
and 2000s.
Tulux - 1800s - Scout.
Twiks - 1800s - Scout.
Calvin Two Bears (Lee) -
Vietnam - Army.
Umstick - 1800s - Scout.
Chester VanPelt Sr. -
1950s and Korea.
Albert Semo, Wa-bai-go -
1800s - Scout.
Wa-biga - 1800s - Scout.
Waheneka - 1800s - Scout.
Dawn Waheneka - Persian
Gulf and 2000s.
Grant Waheneka - WWII/
Korea/Vietnam - NASA/Air
Force.
Wahumpsh - 1800s - Scout.
Bill Wainanwit - 1800s -
Scout.
William Wainanwit Sr. -
1950s and Korea - Army.
Theda Wallawitsa - WWII.
Felix Wallulatum - WWII -
Navy.
Merris Wallulatum Sr. -
WWII - Army.
Nelson Wallulatum -
WWII - Navy.
Robert Warner - Vietnam
Era.
Wa-sah-ne-kee - 1800s -
Scout.
Wasco-Pat - 1800s - Scout.
Wa-shu-lumsh - 1800s -
Scout.
David Washumps - 1800s
- Scout.
James Welden - 1980s and
1990s - Navy.
McKinley Wesley - WWI.
Gerald Wewa - Vietnam -
Marines.
Sam Wewa- WWI -
Army.
Melvin Wewa - WWII
- Army.
Leonard Wilkens -
1950s and Korea.
Jason Williams - Per-
sian Gulf and 2000s -
Navy.
Mike Williams - Viet-
nam.
Jim Winishut - 1800s
- Scout.
Dallas Winishut Sr. -
1950s and Korea - Army.
Omar Winishut Sr. -
1950s and Korea - Army.
Reginald Winishut -
1950s and Korea - Army.
Frank Winishut -
WWI.
Percy Winishut -
WWII - Army.
Winnier - 1800s -
Scout.
Nelson Wolfe - Per-
sian Gulf and 2000s.
Joe Wolford - 1800s -
Scout.
Wam-ka-ta - 1800s -
Scout.
Wump-powush
-
1800s - Scout.
Dena Wyngarden -
Persian Gulf and 1990s.
Jim Yahtin - 1800s -
Scout.
Chesley Yahtin Sr. -
1950s and Korea - Army.
Gilbert Yahtin - WWII
- Army.
Dick Ya-la-sa-wit -
1800s - Scout.
Hiram Yaw - Persian
Gulf and 1990s.
Nelson Zumont - Viet-
nam.