John Thomas "Tommy" Mammedaty, 68, of Mountain View, passed away on August 2, 2023, in Mountain View, OK. Tommy was born on April 23, 1955, to Ralph Emerson Mammedaty SR & Gladys Topoie DuPoint , in Lawton, OK.
Tommy was raised deep into the Kiowa traditions and they meant a lot to him. When Tommy was young he learned different crafting techniques from Big Ox, particularly feather work. Tommy loved to go to pow wows, singing traditional Kiowa songs, gourd dancing, and fishing. He proudly served in the United States Army as a construction engineer. Tommy was known for his generosity , his sense of humor and, his love for the OU Sooners.
Tommy is preceded in death by his parents, Ralph Emerson Mammedaty Sr. and Gladys Topoie DuPoint ; brothers, Randy Mammedaty and Bobby Parker; sisters, Karen Mammedaty and Mardena Bread.
Tommy is survived by:
4 Brothers: Rudy Mammedaty, Arkansas
Monte Ray Mammedaty, Mountain View, Oklahoma Ralph Mammedaty Jr., Weatherford, Oklahoma Frank Mammedaty, and wife, Daisy, Cache, Oklahoma
2 Sisters: Jackie Hainta, Carnegie, Oklahoma
Kim Mammedaty, and companion, Karla, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Numerous nieces, nephews, and a host of other family members.
Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 7, 2023
Rainy Mountain Kiowa Indian Baptist Church
Mountain View, OK
Interment: New Rainy Mountain Cemetery
Mountain View, OK
Wake: 7:00 p.m., Sunday, August 6, 2023
Ray & Martha's Funeral Home Chapel
Carnegie, OK
Under the direction of Ray & Martha's Funeral Home, Carnegie, OK