Wanda Mae

Kelley

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Wanda Mae Kelley, age 93, on January 23, 2025, at her home in Tuttle. Wanda was a beloved sister, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great- grandmother whose life was filled with faith, hard work, and a deep sense of family.

Born on April 6, 1931 in Earlsboro, Oklahoma, Wanda was the daughter of William Henry Bailey and Mabel Gertrude Bailey (McCaslin).

She graduated from Coyle High School in 1949 then married Keith Smalley on November 10, 1950, and together they had six children, Heather, Kathy, Kim, Karri, Kirk and Kristi. She married her great love, Albert (Al) Eugene Kelley, on March 23, 1983 and they spent nearly 25 beautiful years together at their home in Tuttle before Al's death in 2008.

A devoted woman in every role she had, Wanda was known for her unwavering faith in our Lord and commitment to her church family at the Tuttle Church of Christ, her love for her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren, and to keeping all five acres of her land pristinely mowed, even into her last year of life. She loved to knit and crochet. She knitted afghans for every one of her kids and most grandkids and often crocheted hats for the homeless. She also loved doing word searches and feeding the birds at the lake. When she was still able, she loved having a big garden and had the best green beans and strawberries in the county. She touched the lives of everyone who knew her and was especially proud of her children's and grandchildren's faith and their families.

She is survived by her daughter Heather of Omaha, Nebraska, and her children Logan, Mason, Ava, and Millie; daughter Kathy of Wayne, Nebraska and her sons Josh, his fiancé Nikki and their daughter Brooklyn and Dustin and his children Colton, Kyrstin, and her son Aidyn; son Kim of Coyle, Oklahoma, and his wife Christy, his daughters, Jessi, her husband, Chad, and their son Calan, and Jamie and her children Jamison, Jaxon and Jaevyn; daughter Karri of Mustang, Oklahoma; son Kirk of Perkins, Oklahoma, and fiancé Liz Nichols; daughter Kristi Hughes of Tuttle, Oklahoma, and her husband, Byron, and their son Austin and his wife Kelly and sons, Everett and Nolan, and their daughter Aubree and her husband Connor and daughter, Kya Mae; their son Asher of Lubbock, Texas and his wife Wendy and daughters, Avanni and Leora; and stepson Gene Kelley of Newcastle, Oklahoma and wife Mary, and their sons Krieg and his son Zayden; and Keenan and his children Shane, Hudson and Evelyn; sister, Bonnie (Tobi) Carrier; and many special nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Kelley, parents, William and Mabel Bailey, siblings Floyd Bailey, Edna Burgess, Billie Bracksieck, Kenneth Bailey, and Jack Bailey, daughter in law Laura Smalley, stepdaughter, Paula McKenzie and grandsons, Jarrod Smalley and Ty Smalley.

A funeral service will be held at Tuttle Church of Christ on Monday, January 27 at 9:30 a.m. Friends and family are invited to attend and celebrate Wanda's life and legacy. .  Burial will follow in the Blanchard Cemetery in Blanchard, Oklahoma.  Arrangements are under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral Home in Blanchard.  Online obituary and guestbook are available at www.eisenhourfh.com.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Camp LuJo KISMIF in Lawton, Oklahoma in her honor.
She will be greatly missed and forever in our hearts.