Marlin Orange, Jr.

Graveside Services for Marlin Wayne (Chubby) Orange, Jr., 45, Colcord, OK resident will be held 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, February 10, 2021Kiesau Memorial Chapel, officiated by Delfred Whitecrow, Jr., and under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. A come and go wake service will be held 6:00 till 8:00 P.M., Tuesday, February 9, 2021 in the Kiesau Memorial Chapel. Marlin Wayne Orange, Jr. was born June 27, 1975 to Marlin Wayne (Bo) Orange, Sr. and Edith (Nightwalker) Orange in Clinton, OK and passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2021 in the St. John’s Hospital in Tulsa, OK. Marlin was raised in Fonda Community and attended in Seiling, OK. He was a member of the Cheyenne/Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma and worked as a wild land firefighter. He was a traditional dancer and loved to powwow, made beadwork and traditional outfits. He was an awesome cook, loved to be out in nature and travel to Montana to visit his mother and family. He looked forward to yearly Sundance and always help wherever he was needed. He spoke often of being invited into a Society. He was preceded in death by his father, Bo; and a brother J.D. Realbird; Aunt, Peggy Yazzie; grandparents, Roy and Gladys Williams Nightwalker, Walter and Oda Mae Scabby Orange, nephew, Marty Bigbeck, Jr. He is survived by his three daughters, Ambria Orange, Grove, OK, Savanna Orange, Tulsa, OK, Cherish Orange, Enid, OK and a step daughter, Isleta Webb, Jay, OK; his mother, Edith Nightwalker, Lame Deer, MT; Step-mother, Chloe Orange, Elk City ,OK, step-father George Litllehead, Jr., Lame Deer, MT; sisters, Sissy Orange, Elk City, OK, Sony Orange, El; Reno, OK, Angel Dawn Realbird, Lame Deer, MT; brothers, Michael Orange, Elk City, OK, Wade Redhat, Lame Deer, MT., and Bird Nightwalker of Fonda, OK; granddaughter, Jaylee Raine Gallegos of Elk City, OK; grandmothers, Nina Hill, El Reno, OK, Lillian Seven Star of Hammon, OK. Also, Nieces, Nephews, cousins, aunts, and uncles of the Orange, Scabby, Whitehield-Hill Williams, Nightwalker families. Chub, we are all brokenhearted you move camp so suddenly, we love you and will always miss your kindness. RIP SON.