Louise Edith Pikyavit (1937-1993)

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Louise Edith Pikyavit Bushhead
Born:	11 Feb 1937 Kanosh, Utah
Died:	16 Apr 1993 Provo, Utah
Father:	Joseph J. Pikyavit
Mother:	Emily Sobquint
Siblings:	Arlan Pikyavit McKay Richard Pikyavit Earl Patrick Pikyavit George Pikyavit Louise Edith Pikyavit Ralph J. Pikyavit Phil H. Pikyavit Madalan J. Pikyavit Frank Cavilli Pikyavit Vida Jane Pikyavit Florine C. Pikyavit
Spouse:	Smith Bushhead
Married:	22 Feb 1974 Meadow, Utah
Children:	Tamara Lee Bushhead Honee Lynn Bushhead

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The Spectrum, Wednesday, July 13, 2011:

Louise Edith Pikyavit Bushhead

KANOSH / ST. GEORGE - Louise Edith Pikyavit Bushhead passed away July 8, 2011.

She was born February 11, 1937 at Kanosh Paiute Indian Reservation, Kanosh UT to Emily Sobquint and Joseph Pikyavit. She married Smith Bushhead on Feb 22, 1974 in Meadow, UT.

Our mother will be remembered throughout the Indian community for her beadwork. She also loved to travel to pow-wows for hand game tournaments and was proud of her traditional ways. She traveled throughout the Indian community to sing traditional Indian salt songs for many funerals and was very well respected for this dedication to her Paiute people. She was educated in Phoenix, AZ at Phoenix Indian School and did cosmetology in California and Utah. She helped raise numerous nieces, nephew, and foster children. She enjoyed being around her family. She had a huge heart for everyone, and enjoyed all the people she met in her travels.

She came from a family of 9 where she was the 3rd from the oldest. She lived most of her life in Kanosh until 2002 when she moved to St. George for health reasons and lived there until the time of her death. Our mother will be loved and missed by many. She is survived by her 2 daughters; Tamara P Chaplin, and Honee B Erreguin (Rafael) of St. George. Her grandchildren; Simon (Natalie) Pikyavit, St. George, UT, Rocky (Julie) Rodriguez, Fillmore, UT, Ramiro, Miguel, Ricardo Rodriguez of Meadow, UT, Guadalupe Rodriguez, St. George, UT, Carmen, Rosa, Gabriella, Ava Erreguin, St. George, UT. Also 12 great-grandchildren, sisters; Floraine (Jesse) Pikyavit, St. George, UT, Vida (Mike) Preston, Marysville, OH, brothers; Ralph Pikyavit, St. George, UT, Phil (Jennie) Pikyavit, Frank Pikyavit of Kanosh, UT. She is preceded in death by parents Joseph and Emily Pikyavit, brothers, McKay and Earl Pikyavit, sisters, Madelan Redfoot and Shirley James, and husband Smith Bushhead.

Traditional Indian services will be from 6:00 pm until midnight on Wednesday July 13, 2011 at the Kanosh Band Community Bldg. Church services will be Thursday July 14, 2011 at 2:00 pm at the Kanosh LDS Chapel, Kanosh, UT. There will be a viewing one hour prior to services, at the Chapel. Traditional Indian services will be held all night Thursday July 14, 2011 beginning at 6:00 pm at the Kanosh Band Community Bldg. Burial will take place at the Kanosh Paiute Cemetery, Kanosh, UT Friday morning at sunrise (6:00 am).

Thanks to Dr. Roy and all the staff at the Dixie Dialysis center for all their tender loving care that they give our mother, and to the staff at Applegate Hospice for their love and concern shown to us.

Arrangements are made under the direction of Spilsbury Mortuary, (435) 673-2454. Friends may sign her guestbook at www.spilsburymortuary.com.

[edit] Sources

• Martineau, Douglas LaVan. Southern Paiute Genealogy, Kanosh Band:

HUSBAND: (2) Joseph J. Pikyavit.

WIFE: (2) Emily Sobquint.

CHILDREN:

5. Louise Edith Pikyavit (female)

Born 11 February 1937.

Married Smith Bushhead of Shivwits.

INFORMATION SOURCE: Tombstone inscriptions and Phil, Ralph and Earl Pikyavit. Birth dates came from 1956 Final Roll of the Kanosh Band of Paiute Indians.

• Kanosh, Utah Tombstone Inscriptions, Martineau, copied 4 Nov 1995:

"BUSHHEAD, Smith, Dec 25, 1929, Apr 16, 1993.

Married Feb 22, 1974, Louise Edith PIKYAVIT, born Feb 11, 1937. Daughters: Tamara Lee PIKYAVIT, Honee Lynn BUSHHEAD."

• The Salt Lake Tribune, Tuesday, 20 Jan 2004, Obituary: Pikyavit, McKay Richard

• The Spectrum, St. George, Utah, Tuesday, 28 Jun 2005, Obituary: Pikyavit, Earl Patrick