Obit of Rudolph Tartsah, Sr. (t632) - Caddo County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Sandy Miller  <skmiller@webtv.net >  25 Apr 2000
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Surnames: Tartsah, Big Bow, Redbone 


Rudolph Tartsah, Sr. 
21-Apr-2000

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, 25-Apr-2000 at Ware's 
Chapel in the Hog Creek Community for Rudolph Tartsah, Sr., 71, of 
Anadarko, who died 21-Apr-2000 in Oklahoma City, Ok. Officiating was 
Rev. Mike Svitak, pastor and assisting was Steve Chibitty. An all-
night wake service was held 24-Apr-2000 at Ware's Chapel with Andrew 
Ware officiating. Burial was in the Ware Cemetery at Hog Creek under 
the direction of the Smith Funeral Chapel of Anadarko.

Mr. Tartsah was born 31-Oct-1928 at the old home place, in a tent, 
to Charles Joe (Paddy) and Mary (Big Bow) Tartsah. He married the 
former Donna Marie Redbone 19-May-1990 at Hunting-Horse United 
Methodist Church. He was a member of the Kiowa Tribe and a 
descendant of Big Bow and Old Man Paddy. He was named after Rudolph 
Valentino, the movie star. He attended St. Patrick's Mission in 
Anadarko in 1934, then transferred to the Anadarko Public School 
System from 1935 to 1936. He returned to St. Patrick's in 1937. He 
enlisted in the military service in 1944. He began his Christian 
ministry in the Methodist Church in 1959. During his pastoralship, 
he preached at Ware's Chapel, Hobart, Lonewolf, Clinton, Thomas, 
Methvin Chapel in Stecker, J.J. Methvin United Methodist Church in 
Anadarko, Little Washita in Fletcher, Sullivan Chapel in Kansas and 
Hunting-Horse and Emmerson in Lawton. He became a deacon with the 
Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference of the United Methodist Church 
in 1965. He then became an elder in 1967. He retired from the 
Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference in 1992. He was director of 
the Southwestern Oklahoma Indian Arts and Crafts Cooperative in 
Anadarko, with arts and crafts training centers in Lawton, Hobart, 
Fort Cobb, Apache and Hog Creek. He was an Anadarko Police Officer, 
Chief of Police for Fort Cobb and Security Officer for the Kiowa 
Tribe.

Preceding him in death were his parents, one grandson, Joe Louis 
Tartsah; two brothers, Charles B. Tartsah and Jim Tartsah; and two 
sisters, Ethelene Chaat and Barbara Maxine Tartsah. Survivors 
include his wife, seven sons, four daughters, 36 grandchildren, 18 
great grandchildren, and four brothers.
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