Sharon Pinnecoose Obituary

Sharon K. Pinnecoose, age 86, passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. She passed in the comfort of her home in Ignacio, CO. Sharon was born in Clinton, OK to Thelma Stoneroad and George Howell.Sharon was a proud member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. She grew up and attended school in Pawnee, OK where she graduated and earned her high school diploma. Sharon lived most of her life in Oklahoma before moving to Ignacio, CO, where she met and married Barney. She worked as a secretary for many different companies before retiring and becoming a homemaker.In her retirement Sharon enjoyed making Native American outfits for her family, taking long rides which sometimes led her to visit family in Oklahoma. She loved celebrating birthdays and holidays with her family. She enjoyed shopping for herself as well as family, her favorite store was Dillards, her style couldn't be matched. Sharon loved talking on the phone with her niece Candace Dan, and extended family members including Alpha Kent and Charlie Foster. Towards the end of her life Sharon enjoyed going out to eat, watching her stories, cheering for her beloved Oklahoma Sooners on Saturdays and the Dallas Cowboys on Sundays, and sitting on the porch with her husband Barney and their 3 dogs admiring the beautiful sunsets every evening. Sharon was a proud member of the War Mothers Society.

Sharon is survived by her husband Barney Pinnecoose, fur babies Kootit, Cici and Baby boy of Ignacio, her little girls Krista Richards and Shiri Howell, her baby boys, Scott Prairie Chief, Dewayne Richards, Joseph Howell and Aeden Richards, daughter in-law Venerita Valdez, 3 children, sons, Jack Frost Jr., Andrew Frost and daughter, Jaqueline Frost all of Ignacio. And many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Sharon is preceded in death by her mother Thelma Stoneroad, father George Howell, brother George E. Howell Sr., sisters Hazel Howell, Barbara Chevarillo, and Sarah Howell, daughters, Tyner Prairie Chief, Andrea Richards, and Suzette Frost, sons, Chief Prairie Chief and William Frost.