Delayna Brown

A grave side service for Delayna Brown, 45, of Nageezi, NM was held Saturday, September 26, 2020 at St. Aloysius Catholic Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge.

Delayne passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at her home.

Delyana was born to Dwane James Brown and Rosetta Red Bird on December 3, 1974. She grew up in McIntosh, raised by her grandmother Margaret Brown and father Dwane Brown. She graduated from 8th grade at McIntosh Public School and then joined the Job Corps in Utah.

She married Kee Chico and had five children from this marriage and married a second time to Mr. Ross and continued to live in the Southwest. She then met Steven Pierce of Nageezi, NM and was in that relationship until her death.

She was preceded in death by her grandmother Margaret Brown and father Dwane Brown.

She is survived by five children, Katrina Chico, Ashley Chico, Kea Chico, Valroy Chico, and Jayden Chico; three grandchildren; 7 brothers and sisters— Cora and Johnna Sitting Dog, Alma and Andy Renteria, and Kodine, Jarvis and Kenny One Skunk; and many aunts and uncles and cousins.