Levonne (Lee) “Pepsi” Stokes, 70, of Okemah, Oklahoma, passed away on October 13, 2026.
She was born on August 31, 1956 in San Antonio, Texas, to William “Pudgy” Noon and Patricia (Bear) Noon.
Lee graduated from Mason High School in 1974 and studied drafting and design at OST IT. She started her career with Phillips 66 in Bartlesville and transferred to Borger, TX. From there, she started her lifelong career at Entergy in Baton Rouge, LA and retired as a regional project manager for them in Searcy, AR. After retirement, she went back to work at Seminole Nation as a childcare project manager where she managed the construction of many daycare centers and other projects that have a lasting impact on the community, including the beautiful water tower on Highway 56 and 377. Lee was a proud member of the Mvskoke Creek Nation and the Beaver Clan and she belonged to the New Tulsa Ceremonial Ground. She enjoyed cooking, camping, activism, participating at the ceremonial grounds, being everyone’s grandma and auntie no matter who showed up, and being with her loving husband of 20 years.
She is survived by husband, Sam Deere, daughter, Jenesia JB Dunmire, sister, Connie Noon Short, brother, Sonny Bear and his wife Sherri and sister Melinda Byrd; grandchildren, Kayla Noon and her partner Michael, Ashton Noon and his wife Halie, Owen Dunmire and Cord Billy Dunmire, great-grandchildren Raelynn, Amyla, and Giovanni, her blended family on the Deere side that called her “Grandma”, and many nephews, nieces, cousins, and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, grandparents, Lonie and Annie Coker Bear and Alex and Minnie Noon, brothers, Carl Noon and Billy Noon; sister, Belinda BT Tyner, son, Eric Noon, and grandsons, Brandon Noon and Nathaniel Noon.
The services will be held at the Phillip Deere Roundhouse, 104037 N 3840 Road (Cash Fulsom Road), Okemah, Oklahoma 74859. The service times are as follows:
On Friday, October 16th, a viewing will be 12:00 – 3:30 PM at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home, Okemah and a wake service will be at 7:00 PM at the Phillip Deere Roundhouse
The funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 17th at 1:00 PM followed by the burial.
The pallbearers will be Declan Donnelly, Paskova Deere, TJ Bear, Devon Bear, Koosa Deere, Michael Anderson, Lehoymahte Wassana, Yaniya Harjo, and Jay Fife.
Honorary pallbearers are David Hill, Jeff Fife, and Scott Sullivan.
“One day we’ll be old and gray together. And eventually one of us will have to say goodbye first.
So, I want to tell you now while I can:
You are my greatest love story. My best friend. My everything. If I go first: Celebrate our love, don’t mourn it. Remember the laughter, not the tears. Know that I lived my best life because of you.”
Services are under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home, Okemah, Oklahoma and officiated by Evangelist Tim Good Voice.
