Melissa S. DeCory | 1967 - 2023
Obituaries-Mobridge / Posted Mar 13, 2023 | 6:40 PM / 621 views
Melissa S. DeCory, age 56, of Aberdeen, SD (and formerly of McLaughlin, SD), entered the Spirit World on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at Sanford Medical Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted with Rooks Funeral Services at Star Nation Center at Eagle Butte.
Melissa Sophia (Martin) Decory was born on February 7, 1967 to Alona Martin in Fort Yates, ND. She grew up in McLaughlin, SD where she attended school in her early years. She was very
athletic and enjoyed playing basketball. She was a starting guard for the McLaughlin Midgets. She was petite and very fast. She also attended school in her later years in Mitchell, Aberdeen and
eventually at St. Mary’s School for Indian girls in Springfield SD. She became a mother in April of 1985 to her first born son Dustin Martin. She married her first husband, Maurice “Chip” LeDeaux
to which she had three more children, Cassandra, Geoffrey and Baby Chip. She lived and raised her children in Aberdeen and Pierre SD. She grew up in the Episcopal Church but was drawn to
learn about other churches. In McLaughlin she was baptized in the Mormon church one day when she attended that church with her friends. In her adult years, she attended Pentecostal church
and enjoyed going there. But all in all, Missy loved God and always kept her belief in God, no matter where she went to church.
Melissa enjoyed her life as much as she could. She had lost a baby and later on lost her first husband and her daughter. She would do her best to continue living despite all that she had been
through. As the years passed by and she became older, she had health conditions that began to appear. Over the last two years, she was in and out of the hospitals and there were many times,
we almost lost her. She was a fighter her whole life. She was never afraid to stick up for you and never afraid to speak her mind. This last trip to the hospital, God decided it was her time
and called upon her and she began her journey on March 12, 2023.
She is survived by her mother, Alona Martin. Her sons, Dustin Martin and Geoffry LeDeaux. Her grandchildren, Hyden & Bradley Martin, Ada & A’Shaye Martin. Her sisters, Michelle (Art) Lorenzini and Deanna (Red Feather) Garcia. Her brothers, Terry Red Feather, Michael Martin, Eugene Martin. Her auntie “mom”, Deborah (Wayne) Two Hearts and her aunts Martha (Calvin)
Martin, Marcella (Talbert) Cutt and her uncle Emmett Martin Jr. She had numerous cousins and nieces and nephews. She called two of her cousins, Marcus & Nathan Martin, her brothers.
Pall Bearers: Terry Red Feather, Eugene Martin, Nathan Martin, Marcus Martin, Arthur Lorenzini, Talbert Cutt, Isaiah Two Hearts, and Noa Martin.
She was preceeded in death by her first husband, Maurice “Chip” LeDeaux, her daughter, Cassandra LeDeaux and her son Maurice “baby Chip” LeDeaux III. Her maternal grandparents, Emmett Sr. & Myrtle Martin. Her granddaughter, Annalisse Moves Camp.
Honorary Pallbearers: Billy Jo Helper, Wilma Helper, Roberta Long Fox-McGhee, Diane Long Fox Kastner, Terry Lee Obago, Melinda Mutchler, Greg Two Hearts, Darrell Two Hearts, Lucas
Martin, Kelly Martin, Melinda (Michael) Dunkley, Stella Wilson, Kayla Ventura Martin.