Funeral service for Christine Kennedy, 75, Elgin, will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Western Hills Church of Christ with Harley Davidson and Paul Sparks officiating. Mrs. Kennedy died Monday, February 20, in a Lawton hospital. Burial will be in the Elgin Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Elgin, under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Mrs. Kennedy was born December 15, 1936 at Lakeview in Hall County, Texas to J.W. and Lonnie (Marsh) Shields. She grew up at Lelia Lake, Texas where she graduated high school in 1955. Following graduation she attended Clarendon Junior College in Clarendon, Texas and married Norman Kennedy on June 23, 1956 at Lelia Lake. Following her marriage she moved to Amarillo, Texas, and in 1964 lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico for a short time. She and her husband moved to Lawton in 1965 and together would start the Comanche Lumber Company in 1967. Mrs. Kennedy continued to assist her husband in business until her retirement in 1999. Mrs. Kennedy was a member of the Church of Christ and had taught Bible classes for young children most of her adult life. She was a very compassionate person and enjoyed both her church and her family, especially her grandchildren and would often be in attendance at their athletic events. She is survived by her husband, of the home; two daughters and a son in law, Cindy and Sam Firman, Lawton, and Kristie Jung, Elgin; a son and daughter in law, Philip D. and Anita Kennedy, Lawton; three grandsons, Jordan Firman, Julian Firman and his wife Marideth and Cale Jung; five granddaughters, Taylor, Raegan and Makinley Kennedy and Chloe and Claire Jung; four brothers and their wives, George Shields, Amarillo, Texas, James and Reba Shields, Durant, Oklahoma, Herbert and Hazel Shields, Lelia Lake, Texas, and Earl and Susie Shields, Lelia Lake; a sister, Gracie Cardwell, San Angelo, Texas; many nieces and nephews. Her parents, five brothers, Lester, Hester, Coleman, Harmon and Arthur Shields, and a sister, Eathel Henson, preceded her in death. Memorial contributions may be made to the Camp Lu-Jo KISMIF Endowment Fund, P.O. Box 2232, Lawton OK 73502 or to the High Plains Children's Home, P.O. Box 7448, Amarillo TX 79114-7448. The family will greet friends from 5-7 pm Wednesday at the funeral home.