Patty Leah Harjo Shinn
”1947 - 2024”



    Patty Leah Harjo Shinn

    Remember
    Remember me when I am gone away,
    Gone far away into the silent land;
    When you can no more hold me by the hand,
    Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay.
    Remember me when no more day by day
    You tell me of our future that you plann'd:
    Only remember me; you understand
    It will be late to counsel then or pray.
    Yet if you should forget me for a while
    And afterwards remember, do not grieve:
    For if the darkness and corruption leave
    A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,
    Better by far you should forget and smile
    Than that you should remember and be sad.
      Christina Rossetti


      Patty Leah Harjo – Shinn of Quapaw, OK passed from this life Sunday, November 24, 2024 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, MO. She was 76.
      Patty was born December 29, 1947 in Miami, OK to Tommy and Amanda (Bearskin) Harjo. She had lived in Quapaw area for the past 47 years and graduated from Wyandotte High School. She graduated from N.E.O. A&M College in Miami, OK and attended Santa FE Art Institute.
      She was a member of the Seneca – Cayuga Tribe and attended Seneca – Cayuga Longhouse Church. She was an artist and teacher, working and teaching in museums. She taught Native American studies, culture and Art. Patty was like a mother and grandmother to many throughout her life.
      Patty was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Shinn, her parents, 1 great grandchild, Emma Tarrant and 1 sister, Roseanna Lord.
      Survivors include 1 son, William Tarrant and wife Crystal of Commerce, OK, 9 grandchildren, Leah Tarrant, Taibree Houghton, Abby Tarrant, Amanda Lord, Woodrow Eden, Kevin Eden, Jimmy Murray, Carma Hamilton and Raymond Hamilton and 1 great grandchild, Greyson Tarrant.
      Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at Seneca – Cayuga Building, northeast of Grove, OK. Native American Rites will be conducted by Paul Barton. Patty will lie in state at the Seneca – Cayuga Building beginning Tuesday, November 26, 2024 thru service time on Wednesday. Services have been placed in the care of Paul Thomas Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Miami, OK. Online condolences may be made at www.paulthomasfuneralhomes.com.
      Resource: www.paulthomasfuneralhomes.com

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