Lawrence Dale Red Stone Obituary (1995 - 2011)

Lawrence Dale Red Stone, 16, Cannon Ball, North Dakota, passed away Sunday, October 30, 2011, in a car accident near McLaughlin, South Dakota. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, November 10, 2011, in the Youth Activity Center, Cannon Ball, with Brother George Maufort officiating. A wake service begins at 5:00 PM, Wednesday, November 9, 2011, also in the Youth Activity Center.Lawrence was born on July 4, 1995, in Bismarck, North Dakota to Charles (Max) Fool Bear and Clarice (Red Stone) Long Feather. He was raised by his grandparents Emerson and Jeanette Red Stone in Cannon Ball, and attended Standing Rock Elementary School, Wahpeton Middle School, and at the time of his death he was a sophomore at Solen High School. Lawrence\u0027s love in life was basketball. He played for the Wahpeton Warriors and the Solen Sioux. Lawrence enjoyed helping his grandpa work on cars, throwing horseshoes, playing whist, and listening to Nakoa Heavy Runner songs. Lawrence was the socialite of the family and spent hours on Facebook and his cell phone, texting all of his friends. Lawrence had an infectious smile, loved to tease and joke, and had a way of making everyone around him smile. We could never begin to count all the friends that he was close to. Lawrence loved spending time with his cousins and his special friend Adele Bobtail Bear of Little Eagle, South Dakota.Lawrence leaves behind his mother Clarice Long Feather and his grandparents Emerson and Jeanette Red Stone. He is also survived by grandparents, Delores Lester, Darlene Situran, Greta Baker, Johnelle White Eagle, Joe Cottonwood, Florestine Grant, Patricia Carry Moccasin, and Marie Riehl; great-grandmothers, Angeline Iron Road, Victoria Joshua; brothers, David and Gerald Red Stone, Xavier and Rayden Blue Arm, and Francis Fool Bear; sisters, Silent Rae and Tonya Dawn Blue Arm and Jennifer and Violet Fool Bear; aunties, Maureen, Colinda, Gale, and Melinda Red Stone and Eileen Long Chase; uncles, Tracy Red Stone and Archie, Bobby, and Duane Fool Bear; and numerous cousins.He was preceded in death by his father, Charles (Max) Fool Bear; step-father, Ronald Long Feather Sr.; grandfathers, Dale Red Stone, Oley Red Bear Sr., Charles Lester Sr., Rodney Conica, and Charlie Fool Bear; grandmother, Agatha Fool Bear; great-grandmothers, Christine Cottonwood and Cecilia Owns Pipe; aunties, Mary Lou Red Bear, Eunice Carry Moccasin, and Sharon Carry Moccasin; uncles Joey Red Stone and Clint Fool Bear; niece, Laylah White Lightning; and cousins Burton Lester, Oley Red Bear, Jr., Tanya Red Bear, and Angel Red Stone.