Funeral service for Kathryn Sidonia Kelsey will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, January 12, 2024 at University Church of Christ with Eric Sharum, minister officiating.

Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

The family will greet friends from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Thursday at the funeral home.

The service may be viewed by visiting the University Church of Christ Lawton Facebook page.

Kathryn Sidonia Kelsey was born April 4, 1926, to Neil and Olive Ruth (Cloud) Klock in Cheneyville, LA, and died peacefully January 5, 2024, surrounded by her daughters.

Mrs. Kelsey graduated as valedictorian of her class from Cheneyville High School in 1942.  She attended McKinzie Business College in Bryan, TX, and later worked in the engineering department at Texas A&M.  She married Dr. Charles Kelsey in 1944 in College Station, TX, and moved with her husband to Lawton in 1945.

She was a homemaker and a faithful member of the University Church of Christ where she taught Bible classes for more than 50 years and was active in all church activities.  In addition to their eight children, Sidonia and Charles cared for children from Tipton Children's Home for several years and sponsored students in Zambia, providing funds for their education.

She was preceded in death by her husband Dr. Charles Kelsey, her son, Navy CAPT (Retired) Bob Kelsey, her great grandson Nathan McBride, and her sister, Doris Ruth Ainsworth.

She is survived by her daughters, Suzanne Frost and husband Ron of Kingston, OK; Cindy Dacus and husband Steve of Casper, WY; Barbara Nelson of Colorado Springs, CO; Ellen Jones and husband David of Amarillo, TX; Kathy Cain and husband Bryan of Lawton; Becky McBride and husband Shon of Tulsa; son COL(R) Charles Kelsey, Jr., and wife Genie of Lawton; daughter-in-law Verna Boller of Dubois, WY; brother, Neil Klock of Cheneyville, LA, 23 grandchildren, 55 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.