Bridgette Lynn Satepeahtaw

Bridgette Lynn Satepeahtaw was born on April 7, 1960 in Okmulgee, OK to LaVern and Marie Satepeahtaw and was called to her heavenly home on August 7, 2021 after a brief illness.

Bridgette is a full-blood member of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma. Although she was a life-long resident of Carnegie, she did venture outside of the area after graduating from Carnegie High School in 1978 when she went to continue her education at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, OK and Rose State College in Midwest City, OK. She was later employed by the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma for nineteen years, serving in several different capacities that ended with her being the Director of Procurement until leaving her employment in May of 2017.

Bridgette was an excellent crafter. She could sew, bead, bake, design, and could even do carpentry. Her greatest satisfaction was doing projects for her family, which she would carry out in record time. She also enjoyed reading Harlequin romance novels, collecting movies, and babysitting her numerous nieces and nephews.

Bridgette moved to Dallas, TX for a short period of time from 1989 to 1991, and it is there that she met Richard Smith. This union blessed her with her only child, Hypatia Danica Smith, which later followed with the addition of grandchildren.

Survivors include:
Daughter: Hypatia Danica Smith
Brothers: Martin "Pepper" Tsatoke, Malcolm Tallbird, LaVern Jr., Leon, Lyndrith, Cornel, Billy Cozad, Chebonnie LeClair
Sisters: Donna Sebedra, LaDonna Kim, Carol, Amy, Sandra, Marisa, Velma
Grandsons: Ricky, Daniel, Calvin, Kawhi
Granddaughters: Lynica, Nykylie, Ashlynn, Makyla
Special Nieces: Racey Lynn, Codie Rae, Bella
Special Nephews: Cody, Bian, Jon Dee
Numerous other family and friends.
Bridgette held all of her nieces/nephews and their children dear to her heart and loved each and every one of them with all that was in her.

Preceded in death by her parents: LaVern and Marie Satepeahtaw; brothers: Frederick "Choo Choo" Satepeahtaw, Vernon "Howie" Toyekoyah, Ronald "Dawes" Twohatchet; nephews: Bryan Dale Satepeahtaw, George Tallbird; aunt/uncle: Curtis and Penelope Horse; paternal grandparents; maternal grandparents.

Visitation: 9:00AM - 8:00PM
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Ray and Martha's Funeral Home
Carnegie, OK

Graveside Services: 11:00AM, Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Rainy Mountain Tribal Cemetery
Mountain View, OK

Under the direction of Ray and Martha's Funeral Home, Carnegie, OK.