By Cara Cowan Watts | Cherokee 411
June 22, 1976 – September 20, 2026
Tahlequah, OK
Cherokee Nation Citizen
Nakima “Kimbo” Lynn Littledeer, daughter of Larry Dale Littledeer and Rosa Lee (Vann) Littledeer, was born on June 22, 1976, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and went to her heavenly home on September 20, 2026, at the age of 50 years, two months, and 29 days.
Kim enjoyed many hobbies and activities throughout the years. She enjoyed putting her girls in pageants. She even made dresses. She could light up a room with her laugh and didn’t know a stranger. Kim could make friends with anyone. She enjoyed gossiping, finding out everything going on around her. Kim enjoyed cooking for her family and friends, as well as bake cakes. On nice days, you could find Kim backroading, enjoying the dirt roads and the beautiful scenery they had to offer. She was an OU football fan and would watch a game any chance she got. She loved music, especially boy bands like Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block. Most importantly, Kim loved her family dearly, she did everything she could for her girls. She was very proud of them and her grandchildren. Kim touched the lives of many during her time with us and will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Kim was preceded in death by her parents, Larry Dale Littledeer and Rosa Lee (Vann) Littledeer; paternal grandparents Leo Littledeer, Sr. and Mae Jean Littledeer; maternal grandparents Isaac Vann and Polly Mae Vann; uncles John Vann, David Vann, Leo “Spud” Littledeer, Jr., and Dewayne Littledeer; aunts Therma Reel and Barbara Flynn.
Kim is survived by her loving family which includes her three daughters, Makayla Littledeer and companion Nickalas Hammer, Amanda Locust and husband Jason, and Riley Littledeer, all of Stilwell; grandchildren Rylan Lister, Kaylee Locust, Adonis Hammons, Jalen Locust, and Clayton Locust; siblings Anna Guinn, Michael Vann, Jackie Littledeer, and Jerold “Booger” Vann, all of Stilwell; uncles Robert Bunch Leroy Vann and companion Brenda, Danny Vann and companion Sandra, Gary Littledeer and wife Emma, Darrell Littledeer, Delmer Littledeer and wife Lenora; aunts Junie Fletcher and husband Bud, Sharon Smith, Karen Littledeer, Darlene Littledeer; one great uncle Soldier Vann; nieces Lana Guinn, Lara Guinn, Mariah Thulin, MaKenna Vann, and Brooklynn Vann; nephews Darius Littledeer, Devlin Littledeer, Adrian Vann, and Landon Vann; great nieces Lydia, Charlotte, and Penelope; special in-laws Lee Guinn, Misty Starr, Landra Goodrich, and Dalana Tibbit. Many extended family and friends also survive her.
