~Alicia Provost~

PINE RIDGE Alicia Provost, 28, of Pine Ridge, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, at Pine Ridge. Alicia Provost was born Feb. 25, 1981, to Irv Provost Sr. and Serena Brown. She attended school at Red Cloud and graduated from Pine Ridge High School in 1999. After graduation, she attended college at TVI in Albu querque, N.M., and was currently taking classes at Oglala Lakota College. She was employed by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and has worked in the Secretary's office, Personnel Office and Payroll Office. At the time of her death she was employed by the Oglala Sioux Lakota Housing Finance Department. She met Vincent LeBeau in 1997 and from this union they had three beautiful children Katelyn, Tristan and Erin. Alicia is also sur vived by her parents, Irv and Serena, three brothers, Charles, Irv Jr. and John Provost, and her sister, Stephanie Provost, all of Pine Ridge; grandmothers, Zona Brown, Pine Ridge, and Vestana Two Lance, Batesland; the father of her children, Vince LeBeau, Pine Ridge; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Garfield Brown Sr.; her paternal grandmother, Winona (Bebe) Linehan; and aunties, Mona Hagen and Jo Two Lance. First night wake was Saturday, Nov. 14, at Billy Mills Hall. Second night was Sunday, Nov. 15, at Bill C. Bear Gym in Batesland. Fu neral services were Monday, Nov. 16, at Bill C. Bear Gym, with the Rev. Cordelia Red Owl, the Rev. Peter Klink and Mr. Ben Conquering Bear officiating. Inter ment followed at the Two Lance Family Cemetery near Batesland. Sioux Funeral Home in Pine Ridge was in charge of arrangements.