Leon Tohee, resident of Red Rock, OK began his
journey Sunday morning, September 19, 2021. Leon
was born on December 21, 1972, in Pawnee, OK. He
was 48 years of age. He is the son of the late
Vernon Gale Tohee and Georgette Childs. Leon is
Otoe-Missouria and Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes but
an enrolled member of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe
and of the Bear Clan.
Leon was a 1991 Graduate of Frontier High
School. He played basketball and loved going to
art class. He followed in his father’s footsteps
and has been employed with the Otoe-Missouria
Tribe’s Maintenance Department for 25 years,
taking care of many families in their time of
need and earning his own parking spot. He loved
creating his own artwork, painting, and
listening to rock music every chance he got.
Some of his artwork can be found around the
Otoe-Missouria Tribal campus, t-shirts, and
other tribal artifacts. He also has a piece of
his artwork patented through Eskimo Joes.
Leon was a big OU fan, he enjoyed cheering for
them in front of his big screen tv. He enjoyed
terrorizing and being comical. Often terrorized
for the big brown bear that he was. Leon was
known as “Honey Rabbit” to his Aunt Marlene. He
had a big heart, respectful and quiet manner,
always there for his nieces and nephews and
attended their sporting events. You could always
catch him cruising his truck, “TAZZ”, with his
sidekick Theda. Leon loved watching cartoons,
Star Wars, and Ninja Turtles. He recently joined
a Native walking group to get his daily steps in
and worked towards getting healthy.
Leon is survived by his wife Rosa Tohee of 27
years, his children C’Anna Tohee, Emily Cairns,
Vincent, Manny, and Joseph Cerre, granddaughter
Liyah Cairns and his grand dog Theda. He is also
survived by his siblings, Laetitia (Tish) Atkins
and husband Vergil, Gabrielle Bassett and
husband Tim, Vernon Tohee and wife Berdina,
Betty Littlecrow and husband Shawn, Gina McBlair
and husband Joshua, Della Grant, Brad Childs,
Caroline Reveles, Theresa Tohee, Meta Tohee and
Shawn Tohee all of Red Rock. Leon is survived by
his uncle Roy Childs and wife Jolavon, uncle Ken
Tohee, aunts Norma Tohee, Billie Ann Tohee, and
Mary Meeks. Numerous cousins, nieces, nephews
and grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, aunts,
uncles, three brothers, Mike and George Childs,
JC Mehojah, two nephews, Anthony James Tohee and
Janssen Todd Warrior II and one grandson George
Henry Bear.
Pall bearers will be Roy Childs, Vernon Tohee,
Vincent Cerre, Josh McBlair, Shawn Littlecrow
and Willie Childs. Honorary Pall Bearers are
Shawn Tohee, Manny Cerre, Joe Cerre, Baby Mello,
Bubba James Jr. and Daniel Tselee.
