EAGLE BUTTE, SD – Irma Takes The Gun, 74, of Eagle Butte, SD entered the spirit world, Thursday, October 15, 2026, at Cheyenne River Health Center, Eagle Butte.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. MDT, Monday, October 26, 2026, at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Eagle Butte. Burial will follow in St. Peter’s Episcopal Cemetery, Thunder Butte. Wake services will be 6:00 p.m., Sunday, October 25, 2026, at the church with a procession from the 4-Mile at 4:00 p.m.
Irma Isabelle Doreen Takes The Gun was born April 14, 1952, at Old Agency to Maxine (High Elk) Takes The Gun. She grew up in Thunder Butte, South Dakota, where she attended Thunder Butte Day School, Pierre Indian School, and the Cheyenne-Eagle Butte Boarding School. Irma earned her G.E.D. and later continued her education at OLC Community College in Eagle Butte.
Throughout her life, Irma worked for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Housing Authority. She also opened her heart and home as a foster parent through South Dakota Department of Social Services (SD-DSS). Additionally, she worked as a cook for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Summer Youth Program in Thunder Butte, where she helped provide meals and support for the community’s youth.
Irma enjoyed helping with church events, baking and cooking for her family, and participating in social activities. Christmas and Easter were especially meaningful times for her, as she enjoyed bringing family together and sharing the warmth and love of the holidays. Along with Selby Jr., Mardell, Tara, Selby Sr.,and Irma took in and raised Bethany Red Bird child of (Elgene Noisy Hawk and Bryan Red Bird) until she was 3 years old. Above all, Irma was proud of raising her grandchildren, who held a special place in her heart. Her family was an important part of her life, and she cherished the time she spent caring for and being with those she loved.
Irma will be lovingly remembered by her partner, Selby Noisy Hawk Sr.; her children, Tara Noisy Hawk, Joy Howard and Selby Noisy Hawk Jr.; her siblings, Diane Pretty Weasel, Byron Red Bird, and Bradley Clown; and her many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Maxine High Elk-Takes The Gun; her sons, John-John L. Howard, Mardell M. Noisy Hawk, and infant son Terry Noisy Hawk; her grandson, Wesley V. Noisy Hawk; her sister, Jean Marie Takes The Gun; her uncles, Ernest, Arthur, Wesley, Paul, Madrick, Theodore, and Floyd High Elk; and her aunts, Ilene High Elk-Red Bear and Corrine M. High Elk-Red Bird.
Luce Funeral Home of Gettysburg has been entrusted with Irma’s arrangements.

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