Memorial service for Alecia K. Atwell, 61, Lawton, will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, June 27, 2011 in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Frankye Johnson officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Alecia passed away on June 12, 2011 at her residence. Alecia was born December 27, 1949 in Alva, Oklahoma, to Leonidas L. and Minnie A. (Blackshear) Johnson. She grew up in Lawton, Oklahoma and was a 1967 graduate of Eisenhower High School. She was a 1971 graduate of Cameron University with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Biology and was named to Who's Who in America Colleges and Universities. She earned her Master's Degree in Sociology from Our Lady of the Lake in San Antonio, Texas. Alecia married Tommy Lee Atwell, to this union, Shaun Lee Atwell was born. She later married Scott Richard Klein. Alecia was a licensed clinical social worker. Her career began with the State of Oklahoma Department of Human Services at Marie Detty and later was the first director of the Lawton Boy's Group Home. Her career continued at Comanche County Memorial Hospital, Southwestern Medical Center, Southwestern Behavioral Health Center, Reynolds Army Community Hospital, Southwest Home Healthcare and Duncan Regional Hospital Hospice. She last worked at Lawton Dialysis. During her career she was an Adjunct Facility Member at Cameron University. She was a past member of the Oklahoma Clinical Social Worker's Association. Alecia was an avid supporter the Lawton Salvation Army Boy's and Girl's Club. Alecia was a Patroness of the Arts. She was the past President of the Lawton Community Theater Board of Directors. She was instrumental in organizing the first Saint Paul's United Methodist Church Annual Fall Art Show. She was an avid photographer, enjoyed writing poetry, throwing clay, creating casts and masks, and making paper. Alecia facilitated many workshops for women. She assisted in organizing trips for women to Santa Fe, New Mexico for the past 12 years. Alecia was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She is survived by two sons, Shaun Atwell, Wilmington, North Carolina, and George Shoemaker, Schenectady, New York; two sisters and a brother in law, Marita and Bill Barwick, Lawton, and Sarah Johnson, Lawton; a brother, Warren Johnson, Duluth, Minnesota; a granddaughter, Arianna Shoemaker; and a nephew, Brandon Alt. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lawton Arts for All, PO Box 592, Lawton, OK 73502 or to the Southwest Oklahoma Hospice Home, PO Box 2074, Lawton, OK 73502.