Ida Lee Kinney

Funeral Services for Ida Lee Kinney, 88, Clinton resident will be held 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, August 15, 2017 in the First Christian Church, officiated by Doyle Kinney and Willie Coop. Burial will conclude in the Fairlawn Cemetery in Elk City under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. Ida Lee Kinney was born September 21, 1928 in Elk City, Oklahoma to Huber and Ora Duree (Fix) and passed away Friday, August 11, 2017 in the Angelwood Assisted Living Center. She was raised on a farm north of Elk City, Oklahoma, with her sisters and brothers. She attended Belle Vista School through the 7th Grade then Merrit School 8-12 and graduated in 1947. She played basketball and was active in school events while working weekends at McLellan and TG&Y. Her senior year she receive All Around Girl and Citizenship Awards. After graduation she worked for Southwestern Bell in Elk City. She was married to Cal Kinney on December 23, 1948 in Elk City. She transferred to Oklahoma City Southwestern Bell downtown office where they remained until 1954. They moved to Woodward and worked for 1 year at Southwesten Bell until the birth of Diana in 1955. They returned to Oklahoma City in 1957 for 1 year and then to Clinton in May 1958, after the birth of Rod in March. She made Clinton her home since 1958. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi, Mothers Club, Bridge Clubs, Junior Service League and Epsilon Sigma Alpha and was active in the First Christian Church, CWF and Sunday School. She went to work for the Clinton Board of Education Office in May 1969. She worked for 21 years and retired in 1990. Ida was preceded in death by her husband, Cal, her parents, sisters, Jean, Nora Agnes and Jolene; brothers, Eugene and Hubert Fix and two infant sons. Ida is survived by daughter, Diana McClendon and husband, Mike, son, Rod Kinney and wife, Darla, all of Clinton, OK; grandchildren, Richard Bruce and Louie McClendon of Gardner, Kansas, Kaitlyn Watkins and husband, Logan of Cashion, Oklahoma and Lane Kinney of Clinton, Oklahoma. Three great grandchildren of Gardner, Kansas, a brother, Herbert Fix and wife, Doris of Ponce, Inlet, Florida; sister in law, Donita Fix of Lake Charles, Louisiana and a special friend and caregiver, Rose Espinosa.