Lesley Michael Tartsah Sr, age 70, passed away May 24, 2020 at the OU Medical Hospital in OKC, OK. He was born in Lawton, OK to Rudolph and Vivian (Kaulaity) Tartsah on September 9, 1949.
Lesley graduated from Clinton High School. Dad loved spending time with family. His favorite teams were OU Football, Dallas Cowboys (How about them CowBoys?) When daddy was younger, he played Hog Creek softball and shooting the moon. He liked to challenge the boys in hand wrestling and lifting weights. Always, Won! He loved his nephews and nieces.
Descendants of Abel Big Bow and Agnes Big Bow, Joshua Kaulaity and Tom Day: Red Teepee
Survived by: wife, Thelma Alfreda Coltz
Son: Leslie Michael Tartsah of Anadarko, OK
Daughter: Vanessa Dyer and husband Billy Dyer of Anadarko, OK
2 Stepchildren: Ella Ramadan and Son-law Ahmad Ramdan of Charleston, SC
Lonnie Wayne Coltz of Anadarko, OK
Diane Huger of Anadarko, OK
Grandchildren: Darrell Paul Branch, Ryan Stillwell, Dalton Stillwell, Levi Coltz, Destiny Huger and Jamie Huger
Sisters: Mary Tartsah Haunpo, Agness R. Tartsah, Taffiny Tartsah, Don Pewo
Brothers: Rudolph Tartsah Jr, Garrett Tartsah, Terry N. Tartsah, Michael Tartsah, Donald Tartsah
Uncle: Willie Tartsah and frank Tartsah; Aunt Jamie Tartsah.
And a host of many family and friends that loved him.
Preceded in death: parents, Rudolph and Vivian (Kaulaity) Tartsah, Paternal Grandparents: Charles Joe Tootsah and Mary BigBow Tartsah. Maternal grandfather Louis Kaulaity Sr. and Julia Dautobi Kaulaity. Brother, Donald Tartsah, Great Grandchildren; Joe and Mary Tartsah.
Graveside Service: 11:00 AM, Monday, June 1, 2020
Ware's Cemetery, Anadarko, OK
Visitation: 9:00 am-8:00 pm, Friday, May 29, 2020
1:00 pm-8:00 pm, Saturday, May 30, 2020
1:00 pm-8:00 pm, Sunday, May 31, 2020
Ray and Martha's Funeral Home, Anadarko, OK
Under the direction of Ray and Martha's Funeral Home, Anadarko, OK