November 11, 1949 – February 21, 2026
Edith “Edie” I. Iron Moccasin, 76, of Eagle Butte passed away on February 21, 2026, at Cheyenne River Health Center in Eagle Butte.
Funeral services were held March 7, 2026, at All Saints Catholic Church at Eagle Butte with Fr. John Paul Trask presiding. Burial followed in the Eagle Butte Cemetery.
Edie was born to Stanley Jewett and Annabell (Thompson) Morgan on November 11, 1949, at the Old Cheyenne Agency.
Her early years were spent in Pierre. She started school at the Pierre Indian School and later transferred to Cheyenne-Eagle Butte. Edie grew up on Little Cottonwood Creek on the family ranch.
In 1969, she married the love of her life, Thomas “Lionel” Iron Moccasin. To this union two children were born, Jeanette and Aubrey. In 1991, she adopted her granddaughter, Jessica, who she raised as her daughter. Thomas and Edie made their home in Eagle Butte, where she remained until her passing.
Edie began her employment at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church (All Saints Catholic Church) in Eagle Butte in 1985. She retired in 2021 after working there for 36 years.
She had many friends and touched a lot of lives throughout her lifetime. Even if she didn’t know you, she greeted everyone with a smile and a hello.
Edie is survived by her husband Thomas; two daughters Jeanette (Marvette) Oldman and Jessica (Nolan) Charger; son Aubrey (Dolly) Iron Moccasin; five sisters Ramona McLane, Tillie (Richard) Charging Eagle, Charlene (Leonard) Anderson, Ethel Morgan, and Willetta (Henry) Ducheneaux; brother Harley (Carol) Morgan; 14 grandchildren; 21 greatgrandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents; stepfather Harold Morgan; sisters Josephine Jewett and Eleanor Miner; brother Terrace Jewett; hunka brother Ted Eagle Sr.; and grandson Anthony Iron Moccasin.
Luce Funeral Home of Gettysburg was in charge of arangements.