Carol Standingwater

Graveside Services for Carol Standingwater, 59, former Hammon resident will be held 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, December 9, 2020 in the Hammon Indian Mennonite Cemetery in Hammon, OK, officiated by Pastor Gerald Panana and under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. There will be a come and go Wake Service 6:00 A.M. till 8:00 P.M., Tuesday, December 8, 2020 in the Event Center of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. Carol Ruth Standingwater was born July 2, 1961 to Samuel Ray Standingwater and Elaine (Bird) Standingwater in Clinton, Oklahoma and passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020 in the Clinton Therapy and Living Center (former Methodist Nursing Home.) Carol was raised and attended school in Hammon, OK. She worked as an EMT for the Hammon Fire Department, the 3-M Company in Wetherford; she had worked for the Cheyenne/Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma and Lucky Star Casino for over 15 years. She was a member of the Baptist Church; she enjoyed spending time at the Casino, laying bingo and doing Indian crafts and beading. She is preceded in death by her father, brother, Marvin Standingwater and sister, Betty Jo Bird. She is survived by her mother, Elain Bird, Clinton; three daughters, Carla Standingwater, Tawoac, CO, Carin Mitchell, Hobart and Carol Mitchell, Clinton ; two sons, John Standingwater, and Christopher Bird, both of Elk City; three sisters, Ruth Standingwater, of Montana, Roselyn Rodriguez, Clinton and Rosemary Avendariz, Elk City; brother, Richard Bird, Clinton. She is also survived by a host of grandchildren.