Graveside services for Martha Kelley, 89, Clinton resident were held at 9 a.m., Monday, July 20, 2020 in the Parkersburg Cemetery.
Martha W. Kelley was born December 9, 1930, to John F. Wolf and Sophia Dorothy (Reinschmiedt) Wolf in Bessie, Okla., and passed away Friday, July 17, 2020, at the AllianceHealth Clinton hospital.
Martha was raised in Washita County where she attended Guy School. She later transferred to Clinton and graduated in 1948.
She married J.M. Kelley October 8, 1949, in Clinton. They made their first home in Cordell and they later moved to Clinton.
She was employed at the Holiday Inn in the housekeeping department as well as working at the Kellwood Factory as a supervisor in the drapery department.
She was a charter and longtime active member of the Custer Avenue Baptist Church where she served as
Sunday School secretary for several years and was active in the Baptist Women’s organization.
Martha was an accomplished seamstress and enjoyed making quilts. She also had a large thimble collection, enjoyed working in her garden, growing vegetables and canning her harvest, and was a wonderful cook.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two sisters, Lydia Godfrey and Marie Goeringer; two brothers, Richard “Doc” Wolf and E.J. Wolf, and great granddaughter, Hailey Serfoss.
She is survived by two daughters, Jody Serfoss and husband, Rod, and Londi Coble, all of Clinton; two sons, Randy Kelley and Frieda Collins, of Butler and Rodney Kelley and wife, Cheryl, of Clinton; two sisters, Betty Goss and husband, Bob, of Clinton and Dorothy Boulton, of Gore, OK.
She is also survived by six grandchildren, Monte Kelley and wife Heather, Aaron Kelley, Amber Turney and husband Brandon, Kyle Serfoss and wife Katie, Julie Berggren and husband Matt, and Aaron Reyes; and 12 great grandchildren, Corbin and Taryn Kelley, Brandon Turney, Jr., Erica Adams, Trinity, Tason and Parker Turney; Callie, Grant and Kendall Serfoss; Morgandee and Halle Cabaniss and a great-great grandson, Keith Cornell. Services were
Services were under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home.