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Lillie Jo Franklin (Cut Nose) was born on October 2, 1969 in Clinton, OK to Alton and Aurelia (Naranjo) Franklin. After a few weeks, this little baby girl entered into Richard E. and Violet Rose (TallBear) Scraper’s home. Lillie is the youngest child of Alton and Aurelia, and the oldest child of Richard and Violet. She was baptized at the Watonga Indian Baptist Church by Rev. Anne Hoflen. She was strong in faith and knew the Lord.
Lillie enjoyed shopping, concerts, traveling, sewing, beading, and crafts. She was proud to see Lita Ford in concert. She enjoyed listening to Dokken, White Snake, Pat Benatar, Motley Crüe, and Metallica to name a few. Lillie took cosmetology in high school and loved to cut hair. She graduated from Watonga High School in 1988.
After high school, she went to Lodge Grass, MT to live with Moses “Buddy” and Amber Lavonne TallBear. Lillie helped raise her younger siblings, cousins, nieces, nephews, and grandchildren. Lillie later attended Bacone College in Muskogee, OK. She returned home and continued to help family members as a babysitter while their parents worked. Lillie worked at the former Feather Warrior Casino in Watonga as a housekeeper. She enjoyed the time she spent there.
Lillie passed away early on the morning of Thursday, November 30th, 2023 with family by her side. Lillie is preceded in death by both parents, her mama Violet; grandparents, Jose Santos Naranjo and Lula Nellie (Lonelodge) Naranjo; brother, Manual Franklin; uncles, Robert Goodbear, Junior George Franklin, and Ted Youngbear. She is survived by dad, Richard Scraper Sr.; aunts, Bonnie Franklin, Lois Jean Youngbear, Millie Youngbear, and Bernice Youngbear; uncles, Moses TallBear and Duke Youngbear; Siblings, Larenda Harjo, Penny Scraper, Lucy Scraper-Gonzalez, and Richard Earl Scraper; nieces, Laquita Harjo, Selesa Scraper, Geneva Gonzalez, Natasha Sankey, Happy Shortman, and Violet Ramos; nephews, Noah Scraper, Issac Scraper, Gabriel Scraper, Jose Gonzalez, Teivon Ramos, Vydel Ramos, Taylor Ramos, Calab Roan Horse, Anthony Whiteman Runs Him, jerrin Whiteman Runs Him, Isaiah TallBear and Blake TallBear. She leaves behind a host of family members from Franklin, Naranajo, Scraper, TallBear, and Youngbear families.
Wake services will begin at 6:00 p.m., Monday evening, December 4, 2023 at the Watonga Emergency Response Center. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at the same venue with Pastor Pat Gonzales and Pastor Gerald Panana officiating. Interment will follow at the Watonga I.O.O.F. Cemetery under the direction of Pierce Funeral Home, Canton, OK. Condolences may be offered at www.piercefuneralhomes.com.
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