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pictured above: back roll left to right, Ronnie Wilson,
Chancy Wilson, Shayne Porch, Joe Wilson. Front left to
right , Fred Heathershaw, Jeremy Meeks, Rollie Wilson and
Gus Wilson.
Verna Rose
Heathershaw, Oglala Lakota, Medicine Root District, Pine
Ridge Indian Reservation, Pine Ridge, South Dakota passed
away in 1997 from complications of Sugar Diabetes. She left
behind 4 generations of cowboys and cowgirls, that she was
very proud of. Her rodeo life started as a young mother of
6 boys and 3 girls, all of whom at sometime in their life
competed in the great sport of rodeo. It was and still is a
way of life for the Heathershaw family. Starting with
competing in the Ranch Days events to High School Rodeo to 4
H Rodeo to Great Plains Indian Rodeo to South Dakota Rodeo
Association or any rodeo that they could travel to and enter
and usually bringing home the prize.
Nov. 13
Friday night performance at the INFR in Las Vegas was
hosted by Ft.McDowell Indian Reservation (Az)as Native
American Diabetes Awareness Night. The Verna Heathershaw
family proudly wore red shirts in memory and honor of their
mother and grandmother. There was 1 son, 1 son-in-law and 5
grandson s that wore Red Shirts in memory of her. Son, Fred
Heathershaw worked as a gate man, son in-law Ronnie
Wilson(married to Brenda Heathershaw Wilson) and grandson
Chancy Wilson, Wilson Rodeo Stock Contracters & Shayne
Porch (married to granddaughter Heidi Heathershaw) a pick-up
man. Grandsons, Rollie Wilson won All Around Cowboy (2007
& 2009), Joe Wilson Bareback Championship, sons of Brenda (Heathershaw)
Wilson, Jeremy Meeks son of Marilyn (Heathereshw) Halverson
bought home the Saddle Bronc Championship and Wilson Rodeo
Stock “Fircracker” won bucking horse of the year.
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18th Annual Mt. Turnbull Rodeo
Bylas, Arizona
March 18-22, 2010
Bullbash on the 18th, at 6pm
Junior Rodeo on the 19th at 9 am
All Indian Rodeo, saturday and sunday Flyer click here
TSUU T'INA NATION'S GREY EAGLE CASINO-
1st ANNUAL OPEN ALL INDIAN RODEO
April 3-5, 2010, click here
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Arrington/McSpadden All Indian Rodeo Assoc. Region
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Membership Drive Rodeo, May 8th, 2010, Okmulgee, OK
contact Cheryl Glory for info, 918-316-7838 info coming soon