Philip Archie "Jr" Blue Coat, 1955-2021
Obituaries-Mobridge / Posted Mar 9, 2021 | 9:32 AM / 2197 views
Philip Archie “Jr” Blue Coat, 65, of On The Tree, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at his home.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., MDT, Friday, March 19, 2021 at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Eagle Butte. Burial will follow at St. Thomas Cemetery, On The Tree. A wake will be 7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 18, 2021, at the church, with a procession from the 4-mile east of town at 4:00 p.m.
Philip Archie “Jr” Blue Coat was born August 25,1955 to Robert and Irene (Hawk Eagle) Blue Coat at the Old Cheyenne River Agency, SD. He spent his childhood years along the Moreau River, breaking and riding horses, and hanging with his cousins and brothers. He loved to ride to On The Tree Church and ring the church bell. He then left school at the age of 16 to join the U.S. Marine Corps in 1972. 1975, he left the Marines, where he had made many friends. November 22, 1976, Philip married the love of his life, Barbara Kay Towry. They welcomed five children.
He was known as a semi-truck driver him and his truck as “Big Red”. As a construction man he could build dams and roads, getting people out of the blizzard when it came to it. Philip was active with the Cheyenne River Veteran’s Group, where he loved to participate. He started his own business called “Blur Coat Construction”. The last years of his life were spent enjoying his family, grandchildren, and the friends he made over the years. He loved everyone he was around.
Philip survived by his children: Elliot Blue Coat, Ryan (family) Blue Coat, Wyatt (family) Blue Coat, Ashley (family) Blue Coat and Victoria (Kyle) Bruner and family; grandchildren: Eli Blue Coat, Ryan Blue Coat Jr., Darrin Thomas, Scarlett Blue Coat, Shawn Blue Arm, Tristan Blue Coat, Astraea and Joseph Blue Coat, Tennessee and Steven Nelson, Aison and Axton Bruner; five sisters: Iva Traversie, Faye Rousseau, Carrie Blue Coat, Carla Blue Coat, Reba (Tom) Three Legs; one brother, Richard Red Elk; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, grandchildren, and friends.
Philip is preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Irene (Hawk Eagle) Blue Coat; his wife, Barbara Kay; three brothers: Lanny LaPlant Sr., Orville LaPlant, and Ira Blue Coat; two sisters: Amanda Sands and Harriet Blue Coat; daughter, Christine Blue Coat; grandson, Kai Christopher Blue Coat; nephew, Joshua Moon Guerrero; niece, Caitlin Towry; and his special friend, Carrie Iron Wing.
Luce Funeral Home of Gettysburg has been entrusted with Jr’s arrangements.