Sophia was born Sophia Elmina Childs on March 6, 1921 in Shelby County, near Timpson, TX. Sophia was raised on a farm in Shelby County, a faithful member of Mount Olive Baptist Church. She graduated from Stephen F. Austin University and taught school for several years in Timpson.
She married Joe A. Kelley in 1945 in Kingsville, TX where she was working and he was serving in the U.S. Navy. They joined in a partnership of over 35 years in the ministry, serving four Baptist churches in Swan and Hamshire, TX ; and in Houston in the Manchester and Magnolia Park communities.
Sophia was preceded in death by her husband, Joe; her parents, Benjamin Terrell "Ben" Childs and Ada Oxsheer Childs; brothers, John "Franklin" Childs and Philip Howell Childs; and her daughter-in-law, Suzie Kelley. She is survived by her sons, Phil and Billy Joe Kelley; granddaughter, Reyna and husband Eric Burns; grandsons, John and wife Stefani Kelley, and Patrick Kelley; four great-grandchildren, and her loving nieces and nephews.
At this time, precautionary measures only allow for immediate family to attend the funeral service at Memorial Funeral Chapel in College Station. Sophia will be laid to rest at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster, TX.
She married Joe A. Kelley in 1945 in Kingsville, TX where she was working and he was serving in the U.S. Navy. They joined in a partnership of over 35 years in the ministry, serving four Baptist churches in Swan and Hamshire, TX ; and in Houston in the Manchester and Magnolia Park communities.
Sophia was preceded in death by her husband, Joe; her parents, Benjamin Terrell "Ben" Childs and Ada Oxsheer Childs; brothers, John "Franklin" Childs and Philip Howell Childs; and her daughter-in-law, Suzie Kelley. She is survived by her sons, Phil and Billy Joe Kelley; granddaughter, Reyna and husband Eric Burns; grandsons, John and wife Stefani Kelley, and Patrick Kelley; four great-grandchildren, and her loving nieces and nephews.
At this time, precautionary measures only allow for immediate family to attend the funeral service at Memorial Funeral Chapel in College Station. Sophia will be laid to rest at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster, TX.
Sophia was born Sophia Elmina Childs on March 6, 1921 in Shelby County, near Timpson, TX. Sophia was raised on a farm in Shelby County, a faithful member of Mount Olive Baptist Church. She graduated from Stephen F. Austin University and taught school for several years in Timpson.
She married Joe A. Kelley in 1945 in Kingsville, TX where she was working and he was serving in the U.S. Navy. They joined in a partnership of over 35 years in the ministry, serving four Baptist churches in Swan and Hamshire, TX ; and in Houston in the Manchester and Magnolia Park communities.
Sophia was preceded in death by her husband, Joe; her parents, Benjamin Terrell "Ben" Childs and Ada Oxsheer Childs; brothers, John "Franklin" Childs and Philip Howell Childs; and her daughter-in-law, Suzie Kelley. She is survived by her sons, Phil and Billy Joe Kelley; granddaughter, Reyna and husband Eric Burns; grandsons, John and wife Stefani Kelley, and Patrick Kelley; four great-grandchildren, and her loving nieces and nephews.
At this time, precautionary measures only allow for immediate family to attend the funeral service at Memorial Funeral Chapel in College Station. Sophia will be laid to rest at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster, TX.
She married Joe A. Kelley in 1945 in Kingsville, TX where she was working and he was serving in the U.S. Navy. They joined in a partnership of over 35 years in the ministry, serving four Baptist churches in Swan and Hamshire, TX ; and in Houston in the Manchester and Magnolia Park communities.
Sophia was preceded in death by her husband, Joe; her parents, Benjamin Terrell "Ben" Childs and Ada Oxsheer Childs; brothers, John "Franklin" Childs and Philip Howell Childs; and her daughter-in-law, Suzie Kelley. She is survived by her sons, Phil and Billy Joe Kelley; granddaughter, Reyna and husband Eric Burns; grandsons, John and wife Stefani Kelley, and Patrick Kelley; four great-grandchildren, and her loving nieces and nephews.
At this time, precautionary measures only allow for immediate family to attend the funeral service at Memorial Funeral Chapel in College Station. Sophia will be laid to rest at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster, TX.
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