Randy Dean Black Crow, “Tőka Kowicakpešni” was born on February 15, 1978 in Pine Ridge, SD to Dwight and Sandra (Harvey) Black Crow. Randy made his journey to the Spirit World on August 7, 2023 in Rochester, MN.
Randy is survived by his parents, Dwight and Sandy Black Crow; sisters, Debra Black Crow and Kammi Black Crow; brother, JayDee (Kathy) Black Crow; relatives, Betty Faye Black Crow & Family, Mary Lou Black Crow & Family, Tammy Harvey & Family, Pearline Harvey & Family, Rick Gray Grass & Family, Waylon Black Crow, Sr. & Family, Eugene Black Crow & Family, Rick Harvey, and Arthur Harvey; nieces, Mira Black Crow and Lila Miller; nephews, Cody (Brooke) Bettelyoun, Joseph Black Crow, Kyle Black Crow, Kauy Black Crow, Kobe No Neck, Dwight Lee Black Crow, Matthew Black Crow, and Deontae Brewer; and grand nephews, Braxton Bettelyoun and Aziliya Brewer.
Randy was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Theresa Feather Earring and Clevland Black Crow; maternal grandparents, George & Syrena Harvey; aunts, Ruby Tayle, Kathy Short Bear, Linda Feather Earring, Dorothy Black Crow, and Diane Harvey; uncles, Tony Black Crow and Kenny Short Bear; and numerous cousins and relatives.
Pallbearers will be Darrel Yellow Hair, Derek Bettelyoun, Marcus Harvey, Robbie Running Shield, Kobe No Neck, Joseph Black Crow, Cody Bettelyoun, Kauy Black Crow, Kyle Black Crow, and Dwight Lee Black Crow.
Honorary pallbearers will be Waylon Black Crow, Jr. & Family, Maya Black Crow & Family, Sheila Black Crow & Family, Theresa White Bull & Family, Marsha Tayle & Family, Nadine Blue Bird & Family, Robert Two Crow, Ray Briggs & Family, Zack Runnels, Ray Runnels, Burgess “B” Bianas, Heath Ducheneaux, Richard Amiotte, Nichol Shultz, and All Friends & Relatives.
Wake Services: One night wake service starting at 4:30 PM, Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at the Bill C. Bear Memorial Gymnasium in Batesland, SD.
Funeral Services: 10:00 AM, Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at the Bill C. Bear Memorial Gymnasium in Batesland, SD
Traditional Lakota Services: Ricky Gray Grass
Burial Services: Knights Cemetery, Batesland, SD
Arrangements entrusted with Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge, SD