Funeral Service for Harold Hoyt Johnson, 60 of Watertown, SD will be held on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 2:00 PM at the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribal Community Center, Agency Village with Jr. Heminger and Rev. Clifford Canku officiating. Drum Group will be Moccasin Player, Craig Spider, Wambdi Gill, Jonathan Gill, David Flute, Travis Max, TJ Max, Brian DeCoteau and Alan Shepherd. Pallbearers will be Dion High Eagle, Josh Brown, Kollen Eastman, Tracey Heminger, Jeremy High Eagle, Adam High Eagle, Waylon Brown, Claude Brown Jr., Avery Heminger and Eddie Johnson Jr. Honorary Pallbearers will be Emery White, Grady Renville, Faith (Faya) Lufkins and Andrew Hayes, Floyd Hayes, Joe Hayes, Mackenzie Dally, Stanley Lufkins, Donnie Williams, Virgina Max, Glenisha Miller, Cam Brown, Narcisse Lufkins, Frank & Leri Lee Williams, Mary High Eagle, Gilbert Kohl, DuMarce Family, Hayes Family, Max Family, Elgin Blackthunder Family & All Moccasin Players. The Cahill Funeral Chapel, Sisseton, SD is in charge of arrangements.
Harold Hoyt Johnson was born September 3, 1955 in Fargo, ND to Jeanette Barker and Ephriam Johnson. Harold resided in Watertown. He worked various jobs throughout his life. Harold was a member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, and a member of Buffalo Lake District. He enjoyed playing moccasin throughout Indian country. He would stay up all night playing moccasin with family, travel hours to get to a tournament. He always played moccasin with his grandkids. Harold enjoyed going to Bible Camp which meant he was going to the casinos, in his words he was going to go ching-ching. He liked making different crafts, as well as his own moccasins and sticks. He was a Washington Red Skins fan. He enjoyed being with his children. Spending time with his grandchildren. He cherished every moment with his family. He was very generous; he gave you what he had. He had a sense of humor. He did not sugar coat anything, he told you like it was. Harold entered the Spirit World on June 17, 2016 at the age of 60 in Sioux Falls, SD.
Left to cherish Harold's memory his longtime soul mate Debbie Hathaway of Watertown, SD; three daughters, Lenora Johnson of Peever, SD, Leslie (Tracy) Heminger of Peever, SD and Emily Johnson of Watertown, SD; three brothers, Edmund Johnson Sr. of Webster, SD , Daryl and Jason Lufkins ; and sisters, Sharon (Emery White Jr.) Johnson of Sisseton, SD, Tracey Cooper of Sisseton, SD, Joy (Harvey Renville) Johnson, Julie and Jody Johnson LaBelle and Tammy Redday of Hankinson, ND; and his grandchildren, Andre, Kaleb, Wiiyoyanpa, Avery, Albert Heminger, Bonna, Nate, Belle, Rhea, Sammi Johnson; numerous nieces and nephews.
Harold was preceded in death by one son, Shawn Johnson, his parents, Jeanette Barker and Ephriam Johnson, one niece Calen Johnson; William and Arlene Busk Jr., and all Moccasin players that went before him.