Shirley M Kelso

Shirley M Kelso obituary, Loudon, TN

Shirley M Kelso

Shirley Kelso Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by McGill Click Funerals & Cremations - Loudon on Oct. 1, 2025.

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Shirley M. Kelso age 86 of Loudon passed away peacefully Saturday, July 12, 2025, Preceded in death by her husband J.V. (Jake) Kelso, parents Staley and Hazel McClanahan; brothers, Gordon Jones, Emerson McClanahan, Ronald McClanahan, Jerry McClanahan; sisters Phyllis Nicholson, Ruth Gilliland. Survived by her children Sharon and Steve Leath and Rick and Whitney Kelso. Grandchildren, Ashley Kelso and Chris Wallace, Kim and Graham McKinney, Bess Leath, Katie Kelso and Jacob Leath. Former daughter-in-law Debbie Foster, Brothers, Marvin and Loy McClanahan, Sisters Elnora McClanahan and Martha Hardin. Sister-in-law Sandy McClanahan. Several nieces and nephews. Services will be held at McGill Click Funeral Home on Tuesday, July 15th, 2025. Visitation will be from 4-6 PM with service following at 6PM. We will meet for the interment at Union Fork Creek Baptist Church Cemetery on Wednesday, July 16th, 2025 at 1PM. To plant a beautiful memorial tree in memory of Shirley, please visit our Tree Store.

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