Emerson Elk Jr. Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Emerson Elk Jr. (Pine Ridge, South Dakota), who passed away on December 16, 2020, at the age of 63, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Emerson Elk, Sr. and Gertrude Thunder Horse; his brothers, Nathan Elk, Sr. and Jerry Elk; his grandparents, Arthur Elk, Annie Chief Eagle, Alex Paul Thunder Horse and Mary Bad Bear; his grandson Bahdi Elk; and his aunts and uncles, Rosalyn Little Bear, Irene Black Elk, Florene Red Ear Horse, Paul Thunder Horse, Jr., Timothy Thunder Horse, Sr. and Hoover Running Eagle.
He is survived by: his wife Jerilyn Elk (Eagle Bull); his children, Daverine Elk of Wounded Knee, SD, Lavetta Elk of Wounded Knee, SD, Emmaline Elk of Chandler, AZ, Lloyd Elk of Wounded Knee, SD, Jeremy Elk of Porcupine, SD, Emerald Elk of Wounded Knee, SD and Jeffery Elk of Wounded Knee, SD; his sisters, Kathy Elk of Wounded Knee, SD, Noretta High Hawk of Wounded Knee, SD, Carol Weston of Porcupine, SD and Fannette Elk of Huron, SD; his uncle Robert Thunder Horse, Sr.; and his brothers, David Swallow, Jr. and Anthony Wounded Head, Sr.. He is also survived by 18 grandchildren.
