Bullis Mortuary

07/29/2026

Ellis (Ellie) Rides Horse, 74, of Lodge Grass, went home to be with the Lord and Savior on July 25, 2026, while receiving care at Billings Rehab and Nursing. Ellie’s Crow name is iichiilikaashe he’eleen xaaliash (Old One Among the Elk). He was born November 20th, 1951, to Shirley Iron Horse in Crow Agency, MT. Ellie was raised by Dorthy and Woodrow (Shorty) Pretty On Top, his Grandfather Shorty Pretty On Top had planned to adopt him prior to his death. His adopted mother was Bonnie Little Nest and was loved and raised in a loving family. Ellie was a strong, compassionate, friend, caring, loving, servant and a beacon of hope to everyone. Ellie graduated from Flandreau Indian School in 1970, also attended college in California and Denver, Colorado. Working over 40 years in the community of Lodge Grass here are some positions in which he served early in his life: Native Youth Council, building houses with the Crow Tribal Housing Authority, arts and crafts in Lodge Grass, assistant secretary for the Lodge Grass Schools for 15 years and most recently worked for the Crow Senior Citizen Program 15 years.

Surviving family include Uncles: Henry (Anda) Pretty On Top and Mike Little Nest; Aunts: Mary Black Eagle, Delma Jean Yarlott, and Agnes Joy Takes Gun Parrish; Siblings: Regina (Leonard) Bends, Myrna (Fred) Small, Denise Bear Ground, Manford (Laura) and Donald Gardner, Jr., Garner Bouyer, Sr., Susan White Shirt, Linda (Dwayne) Birdinground, Harold Jess, Darwina and JodyBrien, Evan, Edgar, Dee, Jonathan, Rachel, Dorothy Pretty on Top, Kathy (Gilbert) Birdinground, Agnes Left Hand, and Marcelline Little Nest.

Preceded in death Shirley Iron Horse, Bonnie Little Nest, Woodrow & Dorothy Pretty On Top, Edward Not Afraid, Sr., Buckley (Aline) Pretty On Top, Edward (Shirley) Not Afraid, Sr., Cedric (Lorena Mae) Walks Over the Ice, William (Shirley) Stewart, John and Bernard Little Nest, Gladys (James) Bear Below, Mary Ann (Joseph) Little Nest, Adella Spotted Horse, Melvina Jefferson, Lorraine Bear Cloud, Bertha Nomee, Georgina Little Nest, Linda Lee LaForge, Regina Goes Ahead, Theresa Walks Over Ice, Deana Kay Gardner, Mary Beth Castro, Anita and Agnes LaRance, Ilene LaForge, Preston Gardner, Bruce Pretty On Top, Chesco, Marvin & Dara Little Nest, Evan LaForge, Donna Mae BearGround, Lorrie LaForge.

Extended family includes: Iron Horse, Holds the Enemy, Not Afraid, Pretty On Top, Walks over Ice, Carpenter, Grey Bull, and Hillside. We are so grateful for everyone’s love, and we ask for your grace and forgiveness if any names were left out during our grief.

May your life continue to be a shining example of love and wisdom, inspiring all those around you.

-Ellie Rides Horse

07/26/2026

Philamine Spint, 55, of Crow Agency, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on July 22, 2026, surrounded by her family and friends. Her Indian Name, “de’neeluah baash’ee, “Leads the Parade,” was given to her by her grandfather, Hugh Little Owl. She was born on a glorious Christmas Day on December 25, 1970, to Vincent and Lauren Little Owl Spint. She grew up in Lodge Grass, attending and graduating from the Lodge Grass Schools. She was a member of the Big Lodge Clan and a child of the Ties the Bundle Clan. She was a descendant of Chief Bell Rock. As a child, she was given to the late Kenneth Toineeta and the late Maude Williamson.

Throughout her life, Philamine was a member of the Holy Ghost Believers, Crow Revival Center, and later finished her walk with God at the House of Hope in Hardin, MT. In the 90s, she worked at The Station Store in Lodge Grass alongside her sisters, Jeryl and Kathy. She was also an employee at the Little Big Horn Camp store in Crow Agency and worked as a Housekeeper at the Super 8 Motel in Hardin. She worked at the Parks and Recreation Program under the Black Eagle administration and in the Human Resources Department during the Not Afraid administration. She was most recently an employee at the nursing home “Awe kualawache” in Crow Agency, MT. She had a special bond with her fellow employees and the residents whom she loved dearly.

Philamine had a tremendous love for camping and fishing in the Big Horn Mountains. She shared that love with her family and friends with numerous camping trips and fishing adventures. If you knew Philamine, she loved jamming and dancing to her music along with her nieces and nephews. But when it was time to relax, she loved to watch her shows and her football team, the Green Bay Packers, with a Dr. Pepper. She had a great sense of humor and was always making her family and friends laugh.

She was preceded in death by her parents, grandmother, Blanch Brown; grandparents Hugh and Kathleen Black Eagle-Little Owl; sisters, Katherine Asencio, Kathleen Dawes; uncles, Larry Little Owl Sr., Hartford “Sonny” Black Eagle; aunts, her namesake Philamine Old Coyote, Carol Black Eagle, Deborah Yarlott, Gloria Goodluck and Gwen Falls Down; brothers, Jared Black Eagle and Little Jon Bullinsight; adopted brother, George Knows His Gun and Clinton Stewart; nephews, Waylon Big Head, and Ferlin Blacksmith; and niece, Carla Big Head.

Survivors include her sisters, Jeryl (Joseph) Pretty On Top, Vanessa Spint, Angie Spint, and Ernestine (Thomas) Morning Owl; her adopted parents, Grady and Alice Hunts the Arrow; her adopted sons, Thomas Not Afraid, Jeremyah Kindness, and Hunter Jefferson; her adopted daughters, Yvaugn (Shawn) Harrison and Brittany Pretty On Top; her brothers, DeAndre Blacksmith and Thomas (Jackie) Spint, Cedric (Audrey), Hartford Jr. (Dinah), Bradford (Billy Kay) Black Eagle, Brian Pretty Eagle; her nieces and nephews, Robert (Crystal) Pretty On Top, George (Heather) Not Afraid, Derreck Spint, Chantal (Elijah) Stops and Melaina (Jeremy Whiter Ford) Asencio, Katelyn Asencio, Briana Toineeta, Travis (Willena) Reed, Jolanna Pickett, Ashley (Rumeal) Good Luck, Shannelle (Elvis) Hogan, Makisha Blacksmith, Garilyn and Natasha Reed; her adopted sisters, Patleen (Leroy) Stewart, Reva (Marlon) Not Afraid, Lavonna (Curtis) Real Bird, Tina Black Eagle, Beverly Gramling, Ramona (Brian) Blacksmith, Mary (Eldon) Not Afraid, Donya Costa, Rosalie Hunts the Arrow, Carlene Jefferson, Lynn Laforge, Jana (John)Walks, Harriet (Clayton) Bad Bear, Roberta (Alfred) Walks, Dorothy Jefferson, Jordan Paz, Valerie and Sonya Falls Down, and Jewanna Plenty Hawk; adopted brothers, Benny and Ryan Asencio, Scott (Misty) Toineeta, W***y (Diana) and Kenny (Mona) Spint, Larry Little Owl, Jr. Larny and Solomon (Kacey) Little Owl, Darren and Everette (Janice) Howe, Kevin Dust, Albert Gros Ventre, Bernard Bad Bear; grandchildren, Elenna, Jordan, Kylynn, Elisha, Elias, Kaylee Ruth, Karver, Akuis Hugh, Zoey, Dylan “Crowboy”, Alexis, Tayden, Aidon, Izayah, Robert Jr., Ruby (Kj), Ileana, Curtis Slim, Coulee, Mauriella, Semsey, Lee Andre, Delrae, Jordan, Michah, and Mariella; her great-grandchildren, Zaccheaus and Zeniah Russel, Adrial, and Ailani Birdinground; her uncles, Kenneth Spint, Benito Brown, Robert Sargie Howe, Norris Davies, Tommy (Linda) Little Owl, Kennard, Jimmy Real Bird, Henry, Curtis, and Harold Rides The Horse; aunts, Geneva and Lucinda Black Eagle, Nora (Denis) Big Hair, Corliss (Clinton) Iron, Sophie Left Hand, Twila Lena Brown, Vickie Howe, Ursula (Barry) Russell, Christine (Reuben) Decrane, Natalie Little Owl, Linda Little Owl, Birdie Real Bird and Lark Paz; and special friends, Patrick Amyotte, Jennifer Jefferson, Julia Friday Antelope, Barbara Jefferson, Verna Dust, Charlene Dust, Stephanie Petty, Jana Amyotte, Jessica Castro, Carrie Ann Yellowtail, Nick Three Irons, Leston “LJ” Bear Below.

Her extended family includes: Five, Brown, Crooked Arm, Davies, Walks Over the Ice, Iron Horse, Mountain Pocket, Bright Wings, Hunts the Arrow, Bullchief, White Antelope, Old Bull, Covers Up, Rides the Horse, Bullinsight, Little Owl, Morning, Bell Rock, Black Eagle, Walks, Bird Hat, Horn, Jefferson, Lucy Real Bird family, Laura Singer family, Edith Birdinground family, Jim and Edith Big Lake family, and Black Hawk family.

Our family is very large; please forgive us if we forgot to mention anyone in our time of grief.

Special thank you to Awe Kualawaache Staff and St. Vincent’s Hospital ICU Staff.

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