Linda Joy Kelley

Graveside Services for Linda Kelley, 79, Clinton resident will be held 10:30 A.M., Friday, May 7, 2021 in the Clinton Cemetery, officiated by Elder Don Martin and under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. Linda Joy (Jones) Kelley was born March 28, 1942 to Wilce and Mildred (Nunnelley) Jones in Dill City, OK and passed away early Wednesday morning, May 5, 2021 in the Clinton Alliance Health Emergency Room. Linda was raised in Dill City, OK and graduated from Dill City High School in 1960. She married Melvin P. Kelley August 13, 1960 in Dill City, OK. They made their homes in Evansville,IN and Elk City, OK before moving to Clinton, OK in 1964. She was employed at the Clinton Sherman Air Force Base doing administrative and secretarial work before becoming a stay at home mom with her children. She is a member of the Elk Creek Primitive Baptist Church; she enjoyed working in her flower garden, traveling, reading, swimming and especially the time spent with her family; she was an artist and enjoyed oil painting. She is preceded in death by her parent’s, infant sister;Elizabeth Jones, three brothers, Noel Jones, Gerald Jones, and Lloyd Jones. She is Survived by her husband, Melvin, of the home, two daughters, Cindy Maley and husband, Charlie Boerngen, Weatherford, OK and Gayla Brown and husband, Jason, Clinton: three sisters, Wilma Gathright and husband, David, Elk City, Doris Gerner and husband, Curt, Custer City, OK and Wanelda Hinkle, Bethany, OK. She is also survived by two grandchildren, Josh Blackwell, Clinton, OK and Emily Foster, OKC, OK. The family will greet guest 5:00 P.M. till 7:00 P.M., Thursday, May 6, 2021 at the funeral home.