Kevin Mewhirter-Gabe

July 7, 1956 - November 15, 2014

Kevin Mewhirter-Gabe, age 58, of Eagle Butte, SD, entered the Spirit World on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at Eagle Butte, SD. A one night wake will begin at 7:30 PM, Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at St. John’s Episcopal Church at Eagle Butte, SD. Funeral services will begin at 10:00 AM, Thursday, November 21 at St. John’s Episcopal Church, with Mother Margaret Watson officiating. A luncheon follows and then burial with full military rites will take place at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cemetery in Cherry Creek, SD. Kevin Lee Mewhirter-Gabe was born on July 7, 1956 at Eagle Butte, SD to Estelle Marie Mewhirter who raised him with his adopted father, Rufus Gabe, Sr. He attended grade school in Faith and High School in Santa Clara, CA. After graduating from High School in 1974, he entered the U.S. Marine Corps and was later honorably discharged. He returned to Eagle Butte where he worked in construction. He also worked and resided in Mobridge and Rapid City. As he grew older, and due to an injury he received while in the Marine Corps, he was no longer able to work construction and retired in Eagle Butte. He is survived by a son and daughter, Brandon & Katrina Iron Necklace both of Wakpala, SD. One brother: Sanford Gabe of Ft. Thompson, SD. Four uncles: Robert Tiger of Wakpala, Russell Benoist of Eagle Butte, Travis Benoist, Pablo, MT and Vern Shelton of Little Eagle, SD, and a special cousin, Steve Vance of Takini, SD. He was preceded in death by his parents, Estelle Marie Mewhirter and Rufus Gabe, Sr. Three siblings: Cheryle Gabe Davidson, Rufus Gabe, Jr. and Richard Gabe.