Austin Klinekole

Austin Klinekole Sr. came to this earth on August 12, 1957 to Houston Eustace Klinekole Sr. and Virginia Jay. He was born in Hawthorne, California. He departed this world and entered into his heavenly home on August 25, 2020.Austin grew up in Boone, Oklahoma. He graduated 8th grade from Boone Public School and attended and graduated high school from Apache High School. He was a very talented athlete. He attended USAO where he served an Indian Club President.Following a career in car sales, he started his final job in Occupation & Tribal gaming. He began working for the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma then moved to the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma. He stayed loyal to the Kiowa Tribe and the Kiowa's took extremely good care of Austin as a very valuable employee.Austin met the love of his life, Kelley Elizabeth Parton in 1978. They began the start of a beautiful family. Their first child was born in 1979, Austin Lewis Klinekole. They tied the knot behind Boone School in 1983. They had their second child, Kelley Marie Klinekole in 1984 followed by their third child, Carrie Makah Klinekole in 1993. The Klinekole family joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in 1990. He served as a Boy Scout leader to the youth and was a powerful priesthood holder. He was also a proud Headsman for the Apache Blackfeet Society.Austin is preceded in death by his sisters, Linda Scales & Mary Ruth Galindo, his parents: Houston E. Klinekole Sr., & Virginia Jay and his brother, Houston E. Klinekole Jr.Austin is survived by his wife, Kelley of the home; children: Austin Klinekole and his wife, KC and their daughter, Addison of Sallisaw; Kelley M. Klinekole of Boone and her children, Mihane, Trim, Luan & Flutura and their father, Labinot Hoxha of Chickasha; Carrie Klinekole of Anadarko and her children, Demani, Lakota and Kyrie Douville of Boone; sisters: Carol Wildes and Onita Littleson plus many more adopted children, friends and family.Austin was a remarkable man that many respected and admired. He has and will always be a hero in our eyes. Families Together Forever.Prayer service will be from 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M., Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at the Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Anadarko.Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M., Thursday, September 3, 2020 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Anadarko. Burial will follow in the Cache Creek Cemetery, West of Apache, Oklahoma. Services under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Anadarko, OK.Condolences may be sent to the family at www.smithfuneralservices.com

Austin Klinekole

August 12, 1957 - August 25, 2020

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