Baby Girl Laneja Ileya Cornelius-Jones

May 10, 2020 - May 10, 2020

Dear Cheyenne River Lakota Oyate Family, please note the following passing of a preemie baby girl: Baby Girl Leneja Iléya Cornelius-Jones ��,stillborn infant, passed to the Spirit World on Sunday, May 10, 2020 at the Altura Medical Center, Grand Forks, ND. She is survived by her father and mother, Jason Jones and Arlene Smith, and older brother, Arjay Cornelius-Jones, of Grand Forks, ND. Her maternal grandmother, Rhea LeCompte of LaPlant, SD, and maternal grandfather, Charles Smith of Swiftbird, SD. Maternal Great Grandmother, Arlene Thompson, Eagle Butte. Aunt Tasina Smith and cousin Kinyan Luta, Uncle Mahto Smith, and Aunt Kathleen all of Swiftbird, Aunt Hilary Bowman of LaPlant, and Aunt Dakota Smith of Pierre, SD A private funeral service will be held Friday, 3PM, May 15, 2020 at Rooks Funeral Home, Eagle Butte, SD. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Rooks Funeral Home of Eagle Butte, SD. Kindly, Charlie Rooks Funeral Director