Avalon Jane Hale “Yellow Top” was born December 6th, 1944, in Elbowoods, North Dakota to Martha Lone Fight Hale and Anthony Hale Sr. Avalon died on September 21st, 2023, at St. Vincent’s Nursing Home in Bismarck, North Dakota. She was a member of the “Low Cap” clan and a child of the “Water Buster.”

Avalon went to school at Marty Indian School up to her 8th grade year. Then attended Mandaree High School from her 9th grade year until completion of her GED. Avalon was married in April 1963 to Ernest Hand. They had two children: Sharon and Brandon Hand. She did two years at Haskell Indian Jr College for Dentistry. She then attended UND in 1978. Avalon pursed a career in health care starting in 1979. She was an x-ray technician and laboratory technician for Minne Tohe, then in 1980-1982 she worked for Rocky Boy IHS in Box Elder, Montana. In 1982 she traveled to Ft. Duchesne, Utah to work as an x-ray technician and laboratory technician. Then back to New Town in 1984. Her curiosity ended up taking her to Katzebue, Alaska in 1999. Lastly to Burrow, Alaska in 2000 up until her retirement in 2002 from the government. In 2015 she beat breast cancer then moved back to New Town to help take care of grandchildren. She then became a paraprofessional for the Mandaree School until she retired. Avalon volunteered at the Elders Program as a Secretary, the St Anthony’s Catholic Church with their annual Christmas Party.

Avalon loved spending time with her family, traveling, making shawls, jewelry, and blankets for family, fishing, and spending time with her nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and great granddaughter who called her Grandma Hugoo. While living in Ft. Duchesne, she learned to can veggies.

She is survived by her daughter, Sharon Hand; Grandchildren, Leon Hand, Sasha Hand, Tristen Hand, Leighton Hand, Toni Rose Hand; and Great Granddaughter, Dalena Hand; brother, James (Donita) Hale Sr.; sister, Brenda Hale; nephews, John (Eva) Twiss, Tony Twiss, Charlie (Daniela) Vigen, Melvin (Jenny) Hale, Rodney (Talana) Hale, Fred (Jamie) Hale, ChuckBob (Lindsey) Hale, Jordan (Chelsea) Hale, Gordon (Marie) Hale, Dion Standish, and James Hale Jr.; nieces, Sis (Patrick) Twiss, Renae Fox, Lovette (Rod) Bruer, Anita Hall, Lenora (Sustayta), Avalon’s namesake Abby Hale, Renae Hale, LaDonna Hale, Toni Marie Hale, Naticia Deane, Juanita Deane, Diana (Keith) Bear, Jamie Lee (John) Bercier, Tammi Hale.

Avalon was preceded in death by her parents, Anthony and Martha Hale; son, Brandon Hand; husband, Ernest Hand; brothers, Anthony Hale Sr., Nathan Hale, Leonard Hale; sisters, Garcia White Bear, Theodora Starr; niece, Dani Twiss, Connie White Bear, Julie White Bear Ortiz; nephew, Anthony White Bear Jr.; and grandson, Michael Ofor.