June 15, 2003 – July 19, 2026___________________________________________
Julia Sixta Hernandez, 23, of Eagle Butte passed away July 19, 2026 at Cheyenne River Health in Eagle Butte.
Funeral services were held August 1 at Dupree Youth Center. Burial followed in the Dupris Family Cemetery, rural Eagle Butte.
Julia was born on June 15, 2003 to Misty Hernandez and Florencio Pastrana-Flores in Salt Lake City, UT. She spent her early childhood in Salt Lake City before moving to Dupree at the age of five. She attended Dupree School through the sixth grade, later returning to Utah, where she attended Diamond Fork Middle School and graduated from Spanish Fork High School in 2021.
Following graduation, Julia attended Utah Valley University, where she studied Criminal Justice. She began working at Sonic at the age of 16, saving to purchase her first car. She later worked at Walmart before returning to South Dakota in 2024 to help care for her grandmother. She participated in the Summer Youth Program, attended Oglala Lakota College, and worked at Family Dollar.
Julia was creative and enjoyed beading, a skill she learned from her grandmother.
Julia is the great-granddaughter of the late Percy Sr. and Rose Dupris whom she will be buried beside.
Julia is survived by her mom, Misty Hernandez; siblings Raul Pastrana Flores and Rosa Pastrana Flores; her grandma, Elaine Martinez; uncles Chris Dupris, Ronnie Hernandez, and Lance and Mateo Martinez; aunts Katrina Martinez, Tracy Dupris-Luna and Christian Dupris-Luna; cousins Alejandro, Hector, Letticia, and Saul Hernandez; and her pets, Bellamy and Millie.
Julia was preceded in death by her dad, Florencio Pastrana-Flores; great-grandparents Percy Sr. and Rose Dupris; grandparents Percy Jr. and Bernadine Dupris, Elverna Dupris, and Richard Young; and paternal grandma, Sixta Flores.
Luce Funeral Home of Gettysburg was in charge of arrangements.