Funeral Arrangements

Friday March 20th
4:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Kriegshauser West Mortuary
9450 Olive Blvd
Olivette MO 63132
314-994-3322

The memorial service will begin at 7:30. It is going to be an informal memorial. If you have something you want to share feel free to. But It is not anything set. This is a time for family and friends to say goodbye to Jim and to be there for each other.

After the services Jim will be cremated. Next week I will be taking him to Mississippi to the Ancestral home of the Choctaw to disperse his ashes and lay him to rest with his ancestors, as he wished it.

Anyone who wants to go with us to Mississippi is welcome to accompany us. All I ask is that you be respectful while we are on tribal grounds.

THank you all for your concern and condolances. I am doing alright. Right now I am more numb than anything else but I am working through everything and will be alright.

Thank you
Cassie WhisperingCrow Hickinbotham

Broken Hearted and Numb

March 16th 2009 at 3:15 pm.

My life turned upside down at that moment. My husband Jimmy Kent Rabidwolf Hickinbotham passed on from this life and moved west to the Happy Lands.

For those of you that did not know him, he was a wonderful man who made my life brighter from the moment I met him. For those of you who did know him, you know he was a cranky a**hole at times but that never diminished the joy he brought to my life.

A Memorial Service will be on Friday March 20th. I will post the time tomorrow after I get everything set up. The services will be in Missouri (email me if you want specifics to attend).

After the memorial his body will be cremated and I along with members of his family of choice will be taking his ashes to Mississippi to spread over the Mother Hill at Nanaha Wyah.

At the time of the cremation traditional song and prayer will be sent up from Oklahoma, from a traditional friend who has agreed to tend tho the ceremony for me.

At this time I can honestly say I am completely numb. I am sure things will sink in over time but for now I am just planning to get things set up then I will be able to mourn him from there.

Tired but getting better

For those of you that I have not laready text messaged, emailed or talked to on the phone Jim was taken to the hospital last night due to extremely high blood sugar and shortness of breath. He is currently in the ICU at St Johns Mercy in St Louis. He is stablilzing, his blood sugar is back down in the 130 to 150 range (as opposed to the 450 and 500 range where it was last night). He does have a pulminary embalysm. (a blood clot in his lungs). Fortunately it is under control and he is on a blood thinner to get things cleared out. He will be in the hospital for a few days most likely, definately for at least the next 48 hours. Sooooo. He is stabilized for the most part and he is in a great hospital, and the staff is letting me stay with him in the ICU room. So Here i sit, watching him sleep and helping out the nurces where I can. And thankfully they have wireless so i can do something to keep my brain from flipping out LOL.

All will be well and we are going to be alright just keep us in your prayers.

I will update as I can.

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RE: Cheyenne's first art showing

Wow.  This is great.

 

Susan

-----Original Message-----
From: Cassie WhisperingCrow [mailto:cgrotpeter@charter.net]
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 11:22 PM
To: Dona Bishop (DBPB61387@aol.com); Bryan Welmon; Jim Hickinbotham; Roger Zucker; Cheryl Hermann; Alejandra Lovera; Brenda Robinson; cgsixkiller; waktame; Maranda; Eddie Grotpeter; Sami; SaraJane; Jena Miller (jena8674@charter.net); Susan Kain; Kelly Kain; Jessica Everett; Joseph O'Reilly; Juan Gonzalez; Angie Golzolas; kathleen O'Reilly; Keith Murphy; Nene Thomas; Neshoba (snowraven_1@yahoo.com); Rachel Smith; Tami Winbush; Terry and Patty; 1 Cassie
Subject: Cheyenne's first art showing

here is the link to the album of pics of cheyennes first (i think of many) art showings. :) The drawing with the dragon is hers :)
http://picasaweb.google.com/cgrotpeter/3409ArtShow#


cannot tell i am a bit proud of her can ya LOL. ;)
Cassie

RE: Cheyenne's first art showing

Beautiful!!!!!

 

Angela Gonzalez
yellowbyrd@charter.net

10302 Niblic Dr.
Overland, MO 63114-2245
tel:  314-428-7193
mobile: 314-497-2721

 

From: Cassie WhisperingCrow [mailto:cgrotpeter@charter.net]
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 10:22 PM
To: Dona Bishop (DBPB61387@aol.com); Bryan Welmon; Jim Hickinbotham; Roger Zucker; Cheryl Hermann; Alejandra Lovera; Brenda Robinson; cgsixkiller; waktame; Maranda; Eddie Grotpeter; Sami; SaraJane; Jena Miller (jena8674@charter.net); Susan Kain; Kelly Kain; Jessica Everett; Joseph O'Reilly; Juan Gonzalez; Angie Golzolas; kathleen O'Reilly; Keith Murphy; Nene Thomas; Neshoba (snowraven_1@yahoo.com); Rachel Smith; Tami Winbush; Terry and Patty; 1 Cassie
Subject: Cheyenne's first art showing

 

here is the link to the album of pics of cheyennes first (i think of many) art showings. :) The drawing with the dragon is hers :)
http://picasaweb.google.com/cgrotpeter/3409ArtShow#


cannot tell i am a bit proud of her can ya LOL. ;)
Cassie

Cheyenne's first art showing

here is the link to the album of pics of cheyennes first (i think of many) art showings. :) The drawing with the dragon is hers :)
http://picasaweb.google.com/cgrotpeter/3409ArtShow#


cannot tell i am a bit proud of her can ya LOL. ;)
Cassie