Woody Wauqua

Funeral Service at the Walters Comanche Nation Community Center, Thursday, December 8 at 2:00 p.m., Rev. Videll Yackeschi and Rev. Mike Wauqua officiating with burial in the Walters Cemetery under the direction of Hart-Wyatt Funeral home in Walters. Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening at the Community Center.

Woody Wauqua was born to Johnny and Ethel Yackeschi Wauqua on March 20, 1949 at Lawton, OK and departed this life in Walters, OK, on December 4, 2016 at the age of 67 years, 8 months and 14 days.

Woody grew up at Walters and Cache, graduating from Lawton Indian School in 1967. He then spent a short time in Chicago, IL, working at Wells Manufacturing, eventually returning to Southwest Oklahoma. He married LaVada Valdez Long on August 15, 1980 and they raised 4 boys at Walters.

Woody did concrete work for many years for Larry Durbin and various others, and also did horse training for Roland White. In his younger years he was a talented athlete and enjoyed boxing even as a young adult. He loved riding and breaking horses, playing the guitar, singing, doing bead work and making things. He was a member of Westside Baptist Church in which he had done the brick work many years ago.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, LaVada Wauqua; a sister, Linn Sue Wauqua; a brother, Johnny Wauqua; and 2 others raised like siblings, Mark Yackeschi and Brenda Kay Yackeschi.

Survivors include 4 sons, Michael Wayne Long, Mark Anthony Long, William Macks Wauqua and Willington Duncy Wauqua all of Walters; a daughter, Fay Linn Wauqua McGregor of Pontotoc, MS; 4 brothers, Michael Reed Wauqua of Bethany, OK, Norris Randal Wauqua, Gordon Owens and Winford Buddy Wauqua all of Lawton; a sister, Velora Glo Desselle of Lawton; 1 raised like a brother, Jordan “Rocky” Yackeschi; 2 aunts and an uncle, June Tahpay of Walters, Viola Wooth of Colorado and Videll Yackeschi of Comanche, OK; 19 grandchildren, Hannah, Amanda, Kasey, Michael, Seslie, Alyssa, Dalton, William, Kenzlee, Heston, Paisley, Brayden, Donovon, Aiden, Alexys, Cameron, Bradley, Brandon and Dallton; 4 great grandkids, Jariahs, Makenzie, Heaven and Franklin, and 1 great grandchild on the way; many cousins, other relatives and friends.