John Leonard Yellow Eagle Jr. passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2025, at a nursing home in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, at the age of 78. Leonard was born on May 7, 1946, in Clinton, Oklahoma, to Leonard and Abbie (Big Bear) Yellow Eagle Sr.
Raised in Weatherford, Leonard attended grade school there and at Concho, Oklahoma, and graduated from Chilocco Indian School in Newkirk, Oklahoma. He later pursued …