Ida Moran

Ida Ruth Thomas Moran, 57, died Dec. 29, 2021, at Poplar Community Hospital.

She was born June 13, 1964, to Mike Thomas Sr. and Fonda Crystal Bighorn. She was a little shy, but that didn’t stop her from “apple Ida” mascot for the 1968 Brockton Warriors. Being a social butterfly and having many cousins, brothers and sisters helped her develop skills she used throughout her life.

She started and finished school in Brockton. In high school, she excelled as a Lady Warrior. Many special memories and friends were made during her school years. She always talked about her classmates and teammates. She talked about their senior trip and running out of gas coming into Great Falls.

She started working and driving at a young age. She talked of driving her Grandpa Bill while feeding cows, getting cursed at for popping the clutch. She talked of chasing cows with her uncle Clyde and enjoyed sitting with her cousins Kristen, Keith and Joe. She worked at the drivein for Keith Sybil. She talked of her aunts Jackie and Alda and of tournaments or softball games they attended. Babysitting was always her favorite job and she loved babies. Her younger brothers and sisters were like her own children. She worked at the pool in her younger years.

She worked for tribal health for over 25 years as a CHR and optician. Working with the eyeglasses, she knew and met many people from around the reservation and beyond. She retired when her rheumatoid arthritis started to affect her hands. She also wanted to stay home and take care of her children and grandchildren.

She accomplished many things in life. The things she was the proudest of, her family and her marriage of 37 years and 363 days, just two days shy of 38 years.

She is survived by her husband, Kent Shane Moran; children, Shane, Lane, Shanni, J’Lanie and Dwain; numerous grandchildren; mother, Fonda Bighorn; and sisters, Thomasine, Iva and Misty Blue.

She was predeceased by grandsons, Baby Dwain and Baylor Spotted Bird, Mercy White Bear; and brothers, Michael and Andrew Thomas and Vincent Chuck Moran.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Jan. 11, at the Lindsey Church in Poplar. Interment was at Poplar City Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with arrangements.