Robert Bruce Ashley

Robert Bruce Ashley, 76, went to be with his ancestors on Saturday, November 26, 2022. He was born on July 31, 1946 in Oklahoma City, OK to Henry Leroy Ashley who was full-blood Wichita and Nellie (Tiger) Maxwell who was Absentee Shawnee .
Robert attended and graduated from Riverside Indian School in 1964 . He then joined the Marines and served honorably from April 18, 1966 to January 19, 1971. While in the service he was stationed in Vietnam. He received the National Defense Service, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign, Presidential Unit Citation and RVN Cross of Gallantry with Palm, and Rifle-Marksman medals.
He was a proud enrolled member of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes.
3 Brothers: Donnie Frank, Anadarko, OK
Jim Maxwell, Moore, OK
Darrell Maxwell, McLoud, OK
2 Sisters: Marsha Petersen, Blanchard, OK
Janice Maxwell, Moore, OK
He was preceded in death by his: parents, Henry Ashley and Nellie Tiger Maxwell