A traditional wake service will be held at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at the Canton Native American Gymnasium for Alondra Leigh Sankey, 36, of Canton, OK. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, October 17, 2013 at the Canton School Multi-purpose Building with Rev. George Akeens and Rev. Donnie Ahhaitty officiating. Interment will follow in Canton Cemetery under the direction of Haigler-Pierce Funeral Home, Canton.
Alondra Leigh Sankey was born on December 2, 1976 at Clinton, OK to Arapaho Chief Alonzo and Margaret (Redcherries) Sankey. She passed away on October 13, 2013 at O.U. Medical Center in Oklahoma City, OK.
Alondra graduated from Canton High School. She attended Chisholm Trail Vo-Tech where she received her certificate in Computer Networking. She also attended Northwest Area Vo-Tech in Fairview and received a certificate in Culinary Arts. Alondra was going to become a chef. She was accepted at the Cordon Bleu Culinary School in Miami, FL starting in January of 2014.
Alondra enjoyed life to the fullest. She enjoyed going to pow-wows, dances, handgames, cooking, going to movies, meeting new people, fishing and helping others. She especially enjoyed going to Wyoming every summer.
Alondra was preceded in death by her parents Alonzo and Margaret Sankey; a baby sister, Trudi; Survivors include her brother Scott Sankey and wife Candi of Canton, OK; two sisters, Angie Sankey and Danette Hook and husband Harold of Canton, OK; brother Corbin Sankey of Canton, OK; brother Arnold LittleCreek of Ft. Washakie, WY; aunt Ursula Sankey of WY; nieces Natasha, Logan and Hazel, all of Canton, OK; many other extended family and friends; Condolences may be made online at www.haiglerpierce.com.