Kelly Michael Lone Hill was born on June 19, 1996 in Rapid City, SD to Everard Wayne Lone Hill and Kymsue Ecker. Kelly made his journey to the Spirit World on October 11, 2024 in Marana, AZ.
Kelly spent his early years growing up in Rapid City, South Dakota. Then at age 13 he moved to Rio Rico, Arizona with his family. He attended Rio Rico High School where he was on the Junior Varsity football and track teams. Kelly learned some culinary arts from his mother at age 9 and it became a passion of his. A passion in which he followed upon graduating and pursued that as a career upon moving to Tucson in 2015. He was a member of the culinary team at White Stallion Ranch & Resort in Marana, Arizona where everyone loved him and his sense of humor and energy.
He inspired those around him to see things from a different perspective. Kelly loved his close friends and family and his two fur babies, Sam & Lucy. He was an avid drum player. He worked very hard to maintain a place of his own for the past several years and had plans to move up to Oregon to be with his sisters, nephews, and niece.
We pause to reflect with thankfulness for Kelly being a part of our lives and we cherish every memory and moment of his life and pray for his safe journey and resurrection when we will be reunited with him again.
Kelly is survived by his Mother, Kymsue Ecker; Sisters, Ariyah Iron Elk, Elissya Chiu and Rhiannon Sieg; Nephews, Josiyah Iron Elk, Hezekiyah Iron Elk, Ezra Chiu, Ahanu Chiu; Niece, Imani Iron Elk; Uncle, Charles Covington; Aunt, Denise Lin; numerous cousins; and his two fur babies, Sam & Lucy.
Kelly was preceded in death by his Father, Everard Wayne Lone Hill; Paternal Grandparents, Harriet & Edgar Lone Hill; Uncle, Sean Lone Hill; Aunt, Kelly Lone Hill; and his Maternal Grandmother, Susan Chiu.
Pallbearers will be Kymsue Ecker, Elissya Chiu, Rhiannon Sieg, Denise, and Susie Long Soldier.
Honorary pallbearers will be All Friends and Relatives.
Wake Services: One night wake services starting at 1:00 PM, Monday, November 11, 2024 at On Common Ground in Rapid City, SD.
Funeral Services: 10:00 AM, Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at On Common Ground in Rapid City, SD.
Traditional Lakota Services: To Be Announced
Burial Services: 12:00 PM, Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at the Pine Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Rapid City, SD
Arrangements entrusted with the Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge, SD