Leland Roy Howling Buffalo

Funeral Services for Leland Roy Howling Buffalo, 55, Clinton resident will be held 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, September 27, 2022, in the Hammon Emergency Resource Center (ERC) in Hammon, OK, officiated by Pastor Delfred Whitecrow. Burial will follow in the Hammon Indian Mennonite Cemetery under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home.

A traditional all-night wake service will be held starting at 7:00 P.M., Monday, September 26, 2022, in the Clinton Emergency Resource Center (ERC).

Leland Roy Howling Buffalo was born November 5, 1966, to Stella Howling Buffalo in Clinton, OK and passed away Thursday, September 22, 2022, in the River Valley Nursing Center in Clinton, OK.

Leland Roy was raised in Hammon and attended the Institute of Southern Plains Indian School. He moved to Clinton and worked in food services at the Clinton Elderly Indian Nutrition Center. He also helped care for the Elderly.

He was a proud member of the Cheyenne Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma. He was traditional and attended many of the native activities. He was a self-taught pianist and became very accomplished. He sang and played for many funerals and other events. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church.

He enjoyed beading, playing music, cooking and playing on his phone.

He is preceded in death by his parents, brother, Butch Howling Buffalo, sister Lisa D. Fox, Maternal Grandmother, Nina Howling Buffalo and Aunt Imogene Howling Buffalo.

He is survived by three sisters, Melvina Osage, OKC, OK, Susan Howling Buffalo, and Lisa M. Howling Buffalo and Uncle Hiram Howling Buffalo and Larry Howling Buffalo.

He is also survived by numerus nieces and nephews.