Memorial Service for Linda Lee Soper Kennedy will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, August 2, 2019 at First Christian Church, 701 SW D. Ave., Lawton, Oklahoma with Rev. Allison Longman, Pastor officiating.

Linda Lee Soper Kennedy, age 73, passed away Friday, July 19, 2019 in Lawton.  She was born on a hot summer day on July 30, 1945  in Lawton at the old Angus Clinic to Clarence Soper and Mina (Swartz) Soper.

Linda grew up in Lawton attending Washington Elementary, Central Junior High School, and graduated from Lawton High School in 1963. She attended Cameron University earning an Associate of Arts Degree in 1965 followed by a B.S. Degree in Elementary Education in 1967 from the Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts in Chickasha, Oklahoma.

She married John Kennedy, II on August 12, 1967 in Lawton. After teaching in Oklahoma City for two years the couple returned to Lawton where Linda taught for Lawton Public Schools until she retired in 2000.

Linda's mother and father's families were pioneers of Oklahoma, coming to Lawton before statehood in 1907. Her father and his brothers started Soper Brothers Appliance Store in the 1920's.

She was a former member of the Jr. Service League, Petunia Garden Club, League of Women Voters, and the Oklahoma and National Education Associations. Following her retirement from teaching, Linda was a volunteer at Comanche County Memorial Hospital for 10 years. She is a current member of Comanche County Retired Educators Association, the Pioneer Club and Beta Sigma Phi. She is a life time member of First Christian Church of Lawton and served her church in many capacities throughout the years.

She enjoyed gardening, growing African Violets, reading, and traveling with her husband. She also loved Basset Hounds.

She is survived by her husband of the home, two children, daughter, Kellie Lindsey and husband Kris of California, son, John Clint Kennedy and husband Taylor Brinkley of Lawton, two grandchildren, Coral Lindsey and Robert Lindsey, a sister, Jacqueline McNeal and other family members.

Linda's parents and two sisters, Mary Lou St. Clair and Shirley Mercer preceded her in death.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Westview Boys Home, P.O. Box 714, Hollis, OK  73550, First Christian Church Memorial Fund, 701 SW D Ave., Lawton, OK 73501 or Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, 825 NE 13 ^th St., Oklahoma City, OK  73104.