Ellis S. Brings Him Back Jr.

Ellis “Steve” S. Brings Him Back Jr., “Nagi Nakicinji,” 57, of Pine Ridge, S.D., passed away  June 10, 2013, in Pine Ridge.

Survivors include his wife, Theresa Two Bulls, Pine Ridge; sons, Will Tymes, Shane Two Bulls, and Ellis Brings Him Back III, all of Pine Ridge; daughters, Shawna Tymes, Jody Pacheco, and Elise Tymes, all of Pine Ridge; brothers, Gerald and Edwin Brings Him Back, both of Pine Ridge; sisters, Ruby Gilbert and Illa Brings Him Back, both of Pine Ridge; hunka brothers, Marty Swallow and Cecil Little Hawk Jr., both of Pine Ridge; 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Ellis was preceded in death by his parents, Ellis Sr. and Eva (Forked Butte) Brings Him Back, and brothers, Lyle, Michael, and James Brings Him Back.

Visitation Services: 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM, Friday, June 14, 2013 at the Billy Mills Hall in Pine Ridge, SD

Funeral Services:  11:00 AM, Friday, June 14, 2013 at the Billy Mills Hall in Pine Ridge, SD

Officiating:  Rev. Simon Looking Elk

Traditional Lakota Services:  Mr. Rick Gray Grass

Burial:  Makasan Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Oglala, SD

Arrangements entrusted with Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge, SD