Funeral Service for Dallas Lee Farmer, Ciyo meaning Cowboy, 21, of Agency Village, SD will be held on Friday, September 12, 2014 at 12:00 PM at the Tribal Community Center, Agency Village, SD with the Rev. Enright BigHorn, Rev. Danelle McKinney, Rev. Vern Donnell, and JC Crawford officiating. Pianist will be Billy Kohl with special music by the Old Agency Drum. Pallbearers will be Steven Sharpfish, Anthony Patterson, Ray Harwood Jr., Ronnie Harwood, Aaron Farmer, Sam Farmer Jr., Mongecha Farmer, and Austin Shepherd. Honorary Pallbearers will be "All of Dallas's Relatives and Friends, and Hunka Sisters". Interment will be in the Goodwill Presbyterian Cemetery, Agency Village, SD. All night wake services will be held on Wednesday, September 10, and Thursday, September 11, 2014 both starting at 7:00 P.M. at the Tribal Community Center, Agency Village, SD. The Cahill Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Dallas Lee Farmer was born on May 13, 1993, at Sioux City, IA to Tracey G. Harwood and Karen L. Farmer. He attended Head Start in Sisseton, SD, grade school in Lincoln, NE, and graduated form Tiospa Zina High School in Agency Village, SD. He made his home in Agency Village, SD. Dallas worked at Dakota Magic Casino as a prep cook, he also worked for the Dakota Sioux Casino in the hotel, and worked at the Agency Village C-Store as a cashier, and also worked at the Day Care at Agency Village. Dallas loved horses and was known as a horse whisperer, he was also a traditional and a grass dancer. Dallas loved to visit and was always happy. He loved computers and facebook, and was always posing for selfies. Dallas loved music, walking, and was a very active member of Goodwill Presbyterian Church.Dallas loved his son very much Michael Julian Joseph Roden-Farmer born January 13, 2011. Dallas passed away on September 8, 2014 at his home in Agency Village, SD.
Dallas is survived by his parents, Tracey Harwood of Veblen, SD, and Karen (Farmer) Hill of Agency Village, SD; one son Michael "JJ" Farmer of Agency Village, SD; one sister, Brittany Sharpfish of Sisseton, SD; three brothers, Jesse James Harwood of Agency Village, SD, Anthony Patterson of Marty, SD, and Steven Sharpfish of Sisseton, SD; grandmothers Kay Bursheim of Agency Village, SD and Carole Iron Moccasin of Sisseton, SD, and grandfather Rev. Steven Farmer Sr. of Halliday, ND.
Dallas was preceded in death by one brother, David Anthony Farmer, and his grandfathers William Iron Moccasin and Kenneth Bursheim Sr.