Millicent (Maynahonah) Tapedo
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Millicent (Maynahonah) Tapedo was born January 20, 1940 in Lawton, Oklahoma and entered into rest on April 6, 2018 in Lawrence, Kansas. She was born to Oliver Maynahonah and Melinda Klinekole and was raised in the Boone-Apache area. Millicent was an enrolled member of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma. She was given her Apache tribal name “Gallthday” meaning Belle by the late Alfred Chalepah, Sr.
She married Burgess Tapedo on October 13, 1969 in Jacksonville, North Carolina. They celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary in 2017.
She attended Chilocco Indian School and was involved in many clubs and activities. Millicent served as Apache Tribal Princess in 1955 and was involved with the American Indian Exposition Princess Sorority. She also served as secretary and treasurer for the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma. Millicent was a lay person for the Oklahoma Indian Methodist Conference and pastored the Sullivan Chapel in Topeka, Kansas. She also attended the Lawrence Indian United Methodist Church in Lawrence, Kansas. She retired from Haskell Indian Nations University as a recreation assistant and enjoyed spending time with her family especially her grandchildren.
Millicent was an avid KU Jayhawk men’s basketball fan and enjoyed watching her grandchildren dance at powwows. In her earlier years she was active in sports, a baton twirler and loved to dance. As she moved into her later years she kept busy doing word searches, watching western movies and shopping and eating out. She was known as “Mrs. T” to many people in the Haskell and Lawrence community. Millicent was a giving and caring person and had many adopted children and grandchildren at Haskell and in the communities she lived.
She was preceded in death by her parents Oliver Maynahonah and Melinda Klinekole, her son Lance Cully, sister Anita Blackbear and adopted parents Fred and Fern Littlecalf.
She is survived by her husband Burgess Tapedo of Lawrence, Kansas, daughters Freda Gipp and Darryl Monteau, sons Rex Cully, Drake Cully, Brady Tapedo and Dean Tapedo all of Lawrence, Kansas and Mike Lewis of Anchorage, Alaska, and brother Louis Maynahonah, Carnegie, Oklahoma. She has 17 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Her adopted children are Sydney Toppah, Sr, Jeremy Shield, Manny King, Sean Daley, Angela Barnett, Susan Robinson, Sonya Nevaquaya, and Alicia Josh Foreman.
Pallbearers are Frederick Gipp, Chybon Cully, Kert Cully, Albert Gipp, Maurice Monteau, Joe Bointy, Sydney Toppah, Sr. and Louis Maynahonah, Jr. Honorary pall bearers are Kuthohe Tapedo, Dream Tapedo, Jude Harris, Milo Scotten, Darrell “Sonny’ Blackbear, Tommy Tofpi, Jeremy Shield, Jamie Morrison, and Burgess Navarro
A visitation will be held at the Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, Kansas on April 8, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
The wake service will be held at the Ray and Martha’s Funeral Home in Carnegie, Oklahoma on April 10, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. with the Reverend Julienne Judd 0fficiating. The funeral service will be held at the Botone Memorial Church in Carnegie, Oklahoma on April 11, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. with the Reverend Monroe Tsatoke officiating. She will be interred at the Tanedoah Family Cemetery.
My sincere condolences to each of you. Mrs. T was a precious lady.
My sincere condolences to the entire family. My prayers and thoughts are with the family during this hard time. Mrs. T has always been a nice carry and living woman. She touched so many young lives through Haskell. I’ve met Mrs T. when i first came to Haskell. Fond memories that stands out is her little red car. Students would pile inside her car during homecoming festivities. I will miss our visits when she would come to the health center. Our convo always started with dental appts./concerns. To the family, keep faith and your prayers going.
My sincere condolences to the entire family. My prayers and thoughts are with the family during this hard time. Mrs. T has always been a nice carry and loving woman. She touched so many young lives through Haskell. I’ve met Mrs T. when i first came to Haskell. Fond memories that stands out is her little red car. Students would pile inside her car during homecoming festivities. I will miss our visits when she would come to the health center. Our convo always started with dental appts./concerns. To the family, keep faith and your prayers going.
RIP my sister. Prayers to the family.
Your one and only TL.
Prayers for the family.
So sorry to hear of Mrs Tapedo’s passing. She was loved, this I know! Prayers for strength for the whole family during this time. She lives on forever through you and through your memories of her!
Our sincerest condolences to the entire family. Millie was a wonderful woman, full of personality and spirit. She enriched the lives of everyone who knew her.
Our prayers and thoughts are with you during this difficult time.
Prayers are going up for her family, extended family and her friends. She will be missed. So sorry for your loss.
My sincere condolences to the family. I am so sorry uncle to hear about auntie. Sending prayers for her journey. Am so saddened by this news.
My sincere condolences to the family as well as to her extended family. My thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. Mrs. T was a beautiful person. She had a big heart, always loving and caring. I will miss her greatly.
Mrs. T, Millie, will be greatly missed. Millie had a loving and caring heart. She cared greatly for her family and extended family. Loving all and never putting anyone down. Millie would pray with you and for you, her smile would light up a room. Peace and prayers to all through this difficult time. Millie is celebrating with loved ones that went before her. She is smiling and rejoicing with the Lord our God.
My condolences to the family of Millie. sending prayers and strength, may she live on in the hearts of many. She’s a wonderful lady, R.I.P. Mrs T.
My condolences and sympathy goes to the Tapedo family. You are in my prayers in your time of sorrow. Mrs. T was a well liked person and will be missed. She was always a friend to me and everyone she met.
May you find some small comfort in the love that is surrounding you.
Our condolences to the family from Jess, Anita, Kristin and Ahli Arkeketa-James family. She was an inspiration to our family and was such a loving spirit. We are grateful to have been her friend.
Mrs. T was a wonderful lady. When I was a student at Haskell, she always looked after me, checking on me, taking time to visit. I truly appreciated this, it felt like a relative from back home watching out for me. I saw it wasn’t just me she cared for; it was the community, but especially the students. The loss of a mother, or grandmother is profound, and I am keeping your family in my heart and prayers. Much love from my family to yours. Peace.
Condolences to my fellow Carnegie High School Alumni Drake, the late Lance Cully and their entire family.
Freda and Barry, I am so sorry for your loss. Many hugs and prayers for your family.
Aunt Millie helped raised us as children…I remember her as my first Sunday School teacher at Mulkehay UMC. And how she was with us in Okmulgee. She always teased me about not washing dishes…my love and prayers go out to Uncle and my little sisters and brothers. I love you.
Sending love and prayers to the family. Peace and comfort to you as you honor the life and passing of your mom and grand mother….Love never ends.