Perkins Whitetail

Perkins Whitetail, 71, of Mayetta passed away on November 10, 2026. He was born in Clinton, Oklahoma at the Clinton Indian hospital. He had grown up in Thomas at his family's farm with his grandparents, Ralph and Pauline Howlingcrane Whitetail. He had graduated from Chiloco Indian school. For most of his life he had done Highway road construction all over from Oklahoma to Kansas, and when he had moved to Kansas he graduated from Haskell Indian Nation, earning his associate degree in social work. Perkins retired as maintenance supervisor for the Prairie Band Tribe. He loved going to Sundance's in Seiling, Oklahoma, and the Powwows at Prairie Band and was also the Arena director for 30 years. He enjoyed attending The Denver March Powwow. In his free time, he loved watching MMA fights, fishing shows, golf, tennis, of course American Pickers, Antiques Roadshow, Ice Road Truckers, and many other survival shows.

He has left this world with his parents Linda Mae Whitetail, Vincent Perkins Jr, his grandparents Ralph and Pauline Howlingcrane Whitetail; brother Clifford "Cola" Penn; his sister Annette Penn Dobinns and her husband Craig.

Perkins is survived by his daughters Ashley Whitetail and Blake Whitetail; grandkids, Aiden Lynch, Andrew Lynch, Viola Kent, Loki Kent; great grandchild, Rosella Lynch; brothers, David Penn; sisters, Una Penn, Paul Joyce Liston and husband Joel; LaQuita “Keets” Lonebear, Ramona “Bokey” Welch and Lou Carpenter.

The family will receive friends at Nozhackum Hall on 158 Road, West of Mayetta, on Sunday afternoon, November 15th from 2-4 pm. Burial and services are pending in Oklahoma. Please leave the family a message on the funeral home website.