Kelley Clowe

1942 - 2021

Kelley Clowe
September 27, 1942 - February 27, 2021
Ft Worth, Texas - Kelley Abington Clowe, was united with his Lord on February 27, 2021 after a brief unexpected illness.
Kelley was born September 27th 1942 in Tulsa OK, the adopted son of the late Kendal and Clare Clowe of Popular Bluff, Missouri. Also preceding him in death was his younger sister, Jane. Kelley is survived by his wife Pat, and children: Sean and wife Tatum of Arlington, TX; Douglas and wife Wenefred of Athens, OH; Malinda Feurtado and husband Wes of Columbus, OH; Michelle Bless and husband Bobby of Ft Worth; Richard Shivers and wife Shari of Ft Worth. Grandchildren are Haylea, Kaitlyn, Sara, Emily, Abby, Trinity, Kendal, Laney, Corinne, Quilian, Llewie and MacKenzie. Great-grandchildren are Braedon, Riggs and Wyatt. Many other family members, The Hills church family in Southlake, dear friends and business associates morn his passing.
Kelley graduated from Popular Bluff High School in 1961. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Central Methodist College MO in 1966 and continued on to the University of Pennsylvania, where he received a Master's degree from the Wharton School of Business. His early career included marketing for General Foods and other positions with Anheuser-Bush and Ralston Purina. Kelley then worked in the banking industry in Colorado for several years before moving to Texas in the early 1980s. He graduated from the Colorado College for Financial Planning in 1998 and was confirmed as a Certified Financial Planner by the Board of Standards. Kelley acquired Capitol West Securities in 2010, later to become Capitol West Financial Advisors. He was very active in the Keller Rotary Club, serving as president 2006-2007 and received the coveted Paul Harris Fellow award from Rotary International.
Kelley's faith and love for family over-shadowed all other interests. His commitment led him to serve for 15 years as an elder of both The Southlake Church of Christ and also The Hills church. He remained very active in teaching until just before his death. In their efforts to share the Word of God, he and Pat traveled to a number of countries serving in the Let's Start Talking ministry. Kelley loved history and travel and investigated every detail of any destination.
A memorial Celebration is scheduled for March 27th at 2pm at The Hills church in Southlake.