Christian Uses The Knife, 39, of Eagle Butte passed away Thursday, January 9, 2025, at Cheyenne River Health Center in Eagle Butte.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, January 18, at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Eagle Butte. Burial followed in the Eagle Butte Cemetery.
Christian Vonn Uses The Knife was born May 7, 1985, to Raymond Uses The Knife Jr. and Billie Garreaux, in Eagle Butte. She was raised on the Uses The Knife Ranch seven miles north of Thunder Butte.
Christian attended Cheyenne-Eagle Butte School, graduating in 2003. While in school Chris made many lifelong friends and treasured many unforgettable memories. She was involved in volleyball, basketball, cheerleading, and choir. At the age of 16, Christian had the opportunity to travel to Liverpool, England with the Meyers Park Methodist Church of Charlotte, NC, an experience and memory she cherished.
In 2009, Christian attended the United Tribes Technical College. Later she became a Certified Nurse’s Assistant (CNA).
On March 21, 2008, she was blessed with her daughter, Dusti Rose Traversie. Then on December 1, 2008, Christian’s second blessing, Sheridan Wynn Miner, was born.
When Sheridan was born, she
May 7, 1985 – January 9, 2025
spent a lot of time with her second family, the Ducheneaux’s (Darren and Dee Anne) attending horse races.
Christian worked at the Cheyenne River Housing Authority, C-EB Upper Elementary Time Out Teacher, the Family Dollar, and Medicine Wheel Village, to name a few.
She enjoyed doing crafts such as diamond art, and spending time with family. Her bright energetic smile lit the room.
In her time of illness, she could always find comfort in Nurse Sam and Dr. Henslin, who encouraged her.
Christian is survived by her parents Raymond Uses The Knife Jr. and Billie Rose Garreaux; brothers Kellon, Sheldon, and Yamni; sisters Gail, Brittany, Shannon (Cody), and Shelby (John); her daughters, Dusti Rose Traversie and Sheridan Miner; nieces and nephews, Taylor Uses The Knife, Darius Uses The Knife, Charly, Mason, Easton Etzkorn, John Thomas, Jacob Vrooman, Alexa and Isabella Anderson, Miley and Kayde White Bear, Betti Jai I Lawrence, Lexi Uses The Knife, John Jr., Owen, and Sidney McLane.
Christian was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, William and Eva (Bordeaux) Garreaux; paternal grandparents Raymond and Ethel (Butcher) Uses The Knife; aunts Shelly (Garreaux) Thompson and Bernadette “Tweety” Uses The Knife; cousin Karlee Fast Wolf; a very special nephew, Alex Kade Anderson; and numerous relatives Christian was known as a giving person and even in death her giving continues from her donations of skin, heart valves, blood vessels, and bone. She will touch the lives of many.
Luce Funeral Home of Gettysburg has been entrusted with arrangements.