June 18, 1972 – April 26, 2025
Funeral services for Murray Red Fox, Sr., 52, of Eagle Butte will be at 12 p.m., Friday, May 9, 2025, at St. John’s Episcopal Church. Burial will be at St. Peter’s Episcopal Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, 2025, with a prayer service starting at 7 p.m., at St. John’s Episcopal Church. The family will be meeting at the 4-mile junction at 4 p.m. on Thursday. Murray passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2025, in Eagle Butte.
Murray A. Red Fox Sr. was born on June 18,1972, in Eagle Butte to C. Beatrice (Bea) Red Fox and Kermit M. Phillips.
Murray lived in Eagle Butte until the age of 7. He was then enrolled into the LDS Placement Program with his older brothers, Jay Red Fox and Mark Red Fox, and younger sister MaryAnn Red Fox. Murray began to live with his foster parents, Georgia and Wayne Oberhansley, in Ashton, ID. He then gained more brothers, Craig, Eric, Dennis, Garth, Gary and Steve; along with sisters LaDawn and Ina.
Murray always said the best times of his life were living in Ashton, where he spent his teenage years. He especially loved the mountains where he said he always wanted to return to and live as a “Mountain Man.”
Murray enlisted into the U.S. Army after graduating high school. He served in Desert Storm as part of a tank crew and metal worker. He rarely talked about his time in the service but he was proud to serve his country. He often spoke about his family and those who served before him, also those who fought at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
He met Sandra Baker, and of this union Murray’s first son was born, Murray Allen Red Fox, Jr.
Murray started work at Cheyenne River Sanitation Landfill sometime in the late 90s; here he met Delphine Marrowbone. This union brought the birth of two children, Kody Allen Red Fox and Shanelle Leilani Rose Red Fox. Later, Taśina Esther Marrowbone joined the family. Murray took Taśina in as a daughter and raised her as his own. He was proud to have a paternal grandson in Damian Jay Red Fox.
Murray was a hard worker and knowledgeable in many aspects. When it came to carpentry, maintenance, plumbing and cars, he was the person to fix it.
“Anything with an engine, I can drive it,” are his famous words. He was also a water heater and furnace master.
Murray is preceded in death by his lifelong partner, Delphine June Marrowbone; mother Beatrice (Bea) Red Fox; father Kermit M. Phillips; brothers Merle Kermit Phillips and Eldred Jay Red Fox; and foster parents Wayne and Georgia Oberhansley.
Murray is survived by his children, Murray Jr., Kody (Ariel), Shanelle, and Taśina; brothers Mark Red Fox and Loren Anderson; sisters MaryAnn Red Fox, Kelly Tincup, Clarice Lara, Rilla Noisy Hawk, and Pat Red Fox; and foster brothers and sisters of the Oberhansley family: LaDawn, Dennis, Garth, Gary, Steve and Ina.