Alinda Yeahquo Yellowhair

Obituary of Alinda Joyce Yeahquo Yellowhair

Alinda Joyce Yeahquo Yellowhair (Daw Kyah Koot Paw Thaw Tow Yah Mah) was born June 13, 1944, to Maurice and Mary Toppah Yeahquo in Lawton, OK, at the Kiowa Indian Hospital. She passed away at home with her family by her side on Oct. 19, 2024, at the age of 80 in Carnegie, OK. Alinda, a devoted Christian, spent her life serving others through various church missions and community services. She was raised in Carnegie and lived her adult life in Lawton, Oklahoma City, Dallas, TX and Riverside, CA. She traveled extensively, including to Japan, South Korea, Central America, and across the U.S. She returned to Carnegie in her final years where she enjoyed living and working with the Kiowa Community.

Her lifelong career was as a cosmetologist, furthering her training while living in California in the 1990's-2000's. She also completed her GED in her later years and continued to take courses to further her education, believing it was never too late to learn and grow. She founded the nonprofit Old Chief Lonewolf Descendants, LTD, in the 1990's with branches in Oklahoma and California through which she organized and participated in many Kiowa and intertribal celebrations. She promoted education for herself and others through her nonprofit offering Kiowa Language camps for all ages. While living in California, she was sought after by UCLA to share the Kiowa language and help develop coursework. She also worked with Michael P. Jordan Ph. D for his dissertation, Reclaiming the Past: Descendants' Organizations, Historical Consciousness, and Intellectual Property, in Kiowa Society.

Alinda was known for her determined personality, attractive style, vast photography and book collection, spirited singing voice, and dedication to her faith and community. She was ordained through the United Tribes for Christ Fellowship by the late Dr. Jay Swallow. She established the Prayer House Outreach Center in Lawton during the 1980's and a shelter for those in need. She preached and taught at various houses of worship, including the Prayer House Outreach Center, Botone Memorial United Methodist Church and others over the years. Her entrepreneurial spirit was evident in all her endeavors which are too numerous to name.

Alinda is survived by her sisters Geneva Emhoolah of Thorton, Colorado, Julia Roubideaux, Maureen Yeahquo, and Dorla Yeahquo all of Carnegie, Lavetta Yeahquo of Lawton, and her brothers Pershing Yeahquo and wife Sharon of Anadarko, Robert Yeahquo and wife Elida of Broken Arrow, OK and Alan Yeahquo of Carnegie. She also left behind a host of friends and beloved nieces and nephews, including several whom she helped raise.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Maurice and Mary Yeahquo, her sisters Ruthie Yeahquo, Madine Yeahquo, Doris Hall, Marilyn Yeahquo Reid; and a brother Leland Yeahquo; nephews Billy Yeahquo, Donald Yeahquo, Monty Roubideaux, Murphy Yeahquo, Tennyson Reid, Jeremy Reid, Michael Hall, Samuel Yeahquo, and a niece Elizabeth Yeahquo.

Funeral: 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 24, 2024

Kiowa Community Building

Carnegie, Oklahoma

Interment: Carnegie Cemetery

Carnegie, Oklahoma