Funeral services for 28-year old Norma Hopkins are Wed, April 26, 2023 at 10:00 at the Evergreen Community Building in Evergreen, SD, with Edward Iron Cloud and Ite Ska Ministries officiating
Burial follows at 2:00 at the Pine Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Rapid City, SD.
A one-night wake service starts Tues, April 25, at 1:30 at the Evergreen Community Building in Evergreen.
Norma Cecelia (Comes Killing) Hopkins “Ta Tiopa Wakan Win” (Holy Door Woman) was born on September 4, 1993 in Pine Ridge, SD to Norman F. Comes Killing and Linda White Face. Norma made her journey to the Spirit World on April 13, 2023 at the Monument Health Home Plus Hospice in Rapid City, SD.
Norma is survived by her mother Linda (Tom Waters) White Face; spouse Dennis Hopkins; daughters Alia Hopkins and Kira Hopkins; sons Kyrie Hopkins and Kenyon Comes Killing-Hopkins; siblings Rhonda Black Bear, Lisa Marie Comes Killing, and Duron Black Bear; and hunka mother Cleo Marie Kills In Water.
Norma was preceded in death by her father Norman F Comes Killing; grandparents Titus Comes Killing, Chauncey White Face Sr, Clara Bush, and Esther White Face; brother Ronald “RJ” Black Bear Jr; aunts Lorraine White Face, Karen Comes Killing, and Maryann Lopez; and uncle Charlie Comes Killing Sr.
Pallbearers will be Duron White Face, Thomas White Face, Dennis Hopkins, Tom Waters, Lisa Comes Killing, Christine Martinez, Heather White Face, Jodie Red Cloud-Wednt, Kaleb Tyree, and Monty Gakin.
Honorary pallbearers will be Chaske White Face, Magness Weahkee, Edna Black Bear, Josiah Hornbeck, Josyncia Hornbeck, Joseph Hornbeck, Jalaya Hornbeck, Iktomi Sna Mani, Demetrius Milk, Lyndzey Taylor White Face, Brennan Young Bear, Alia Hopkins, Kyrie Hopkins, Kira Hopkins, Kenyan Comes Killing-Hopkins, Lori Yellow Boy, Manuel White Face, David White Face, Elmer White Face, Esther White Face Jr, Blanche White Face, Chauncey White Face Jr, Matt Mesteth, Rosie Aguirre, Jamie Harvey, Connie Comes Killing Jr, Charley Comes Killing, Roxann Comes Killing, Rick & Ethleen Two Dogs, Jeff Iron Cloud, Edward Iron Cloud, Orland Iron Cloud, Alberta (Iron Cloud) Miller, Ite Ska Ministries, Pastor Albert Sutton, Monument Hospice Staff, Jessica F Spotted Eagle, Jamie White Face, Nicole White Face, Greg White Face, Hugh Kills Back, Joel Thunder Hawk, Crystal Kills Back, Louise Kills Back, Alex “B-Girl” Benson, Mick Benson, Chris Benson Jr, Pony Pettibone, Toka Looks Twice, Pedro Simental, Maria Semental, Wanbli Larson, Dennis White Face, Cherish White Face, Donovan “DJ” White Face, Baby Esther White Face, Loren Quick Bear, Renita Yellow Boy, Aden Quick Bear, Jordan Quick Bear, Urva Quick Bear, Pedro Quick Bear, Trina Richards, Troy Richards, Arvene White Face, Eva Comes Killing, Wanbli Ska, Oaye Okolakiciye Inc, NDN Inc, Elvira Broken Rope, Danielle White Face, Nyree Stone, Cornell White Face, Cheyenne Marshall, Florence Two Bulls, Robert Martinez, White Face Family, Comes Killing Family, Bone Family, and All Friends & Relatives.
Arrangements entrusted with Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge, SD