Scott Winfield Kelsey

1920 - 2012  (92 years)

• Name	Scott Winfield Kelsey
  Born	29 Aug 1920	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Oct 2012	Edmond, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
  Cremated	19 Oct 2012	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I4375	Rossville
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	Scott Elijah Kelsey, Sr.,   b. 3 Jul 1899, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 15 Apr 1971, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Iva May Carothers Kelsey,   d. 22 Aug 1974
  Married	15 Sep 1919	Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri
  Documents		Anniversary- Kelsey, Scott and Iva Mr. and Mrs. Scott E. will be guests of honor at a reception Sunday, Sept. 14 at the Candlelight House in celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary. The reception will be given by their sons and their families. Friends and relatives are invited to call between 2 and 4 p.m. The couple asks that no gifts be presented. Hosts will be Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Kelsey, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kelsey, Rossville, and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Kelsey, Silver Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Kelsey were married Sept. 15, 1919 in Nevada, Mo., and have lived in Topeka over 50 years. Mr. Kelsey was engaged in farming in the Kaw Valley until his retirement. They have seven grandchildren.
  Family ID	F5955	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Faye Winifred Townsend Kelsey,   b. 15 May 1920, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 15 Sep 2013, Edmond, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma  (Age 93 years)
  Married	19 Feb 1943	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	+ 1. Linda Kelsey Wise,   b. 18 Sep 1944, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 26 Feb 2019  (Age 74 years) + 2. Douglas Kelsey
  Documents » Slide Show		Anniversary- Kelsey, Scott and Faye 1 Kelseys Will Celebrate Golden Anniversary Scott and Faye Kelsey will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception Saturday, June 26, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Rossville United Methodist Church, 411 Pearl Street, Rossville. Hosting the reception will be their children, Frank and Linda Wise, Edmond, Okla, and Douglas and Darlynn Kelsey, Ramstein, Germany; and their five grandchildren. Faye Townsend and Scott Kelsey were married February 19,1943, at the parsonage of the Oakland United Methodist Church, Topeka. Scott Kelsey retired from Northwood Farms, Inc. January 1986. Faye Kelsey has been a homemaker 50 years.
  		Anniversary- Kelsey, Scott and Faye 2 Faye and Scott Kelsey Scott W. and Faye Kelsey of Topeka will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary as guests of honor at a reception from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at Thornton Place, 2901 S.W. Armstrong. Faye Townsend and Scott W. Kelsey were born one block from each other in Oakland, which was later annexed into Topeka. They met in second grade. They were married Feb. 19,1943, in Topeka. Hosts will be their children, Linda Wise, Edmond, Okla., and Douglas and Darlyn Kelsey, Fayetteville, Ga.; and their grandchildren, Shandy and Scott Condie, Plover, Wis.; Ja’ney Kelsey, Salem, Mass.; Jereme Wise and Jennifer Jones, Lago Vista, Texas; Leisha and Marcus Johns, Fort Riley; and Heidi and Brian Reeder, Edmond. The Kelseys have two great¬grandchildren, Logan Johns, Fort Riley, and Jackson Condie, Plover. Mr. Kelsey retired in 1985 as a farmer at Northwood Farms after 45 years of service. Mrs. Kelsey is a homemaker. They lived in Rossville for 51 years before moving back to Topeka in March 2001. They request no gifts.
  		Anniversary- Kelsey, Scott and Faye 3 Scott Kelsey asked Faye Townsend on a date to the high school play. “She already had a date,” said Scott, “but she broke it and went with me. When we arrived at the play, we sat behind her jilted date.” That happened when they were juniors at Topeka High School. Scott and Faye Kelsey have now been married 60 years. They were born only one block apart in Oakland, which was later annexed into the city of Topeka. They met in the second grade. During college, Scott proposed to Faye on a country road that led to Berryton. Their wedding was a simple one in the parlor of the preacher’s house. For a honeymoon, they took the Santa Fe train to Kansas City. “It was during wartime, and I had to stand up all the way to Kansas City,” Scott said. He recalls that friends held a shivaree, pushing them both down an Oakland street in a wheelbarrow, with others following them creating a racket with noisemakers. Scott advises married couples to “Take the bitter with the sweet,” noting that Faye only once hurled a pan at him. That was for telling her that, in regard to dinner, “That's not like Mama cooked it.”
  Last Modified	19 May 2019 20:38:22
  Family ID	F3304	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Obituary- Kelsey, Scott W. d.2012 1 Scott Winfield Kelsey Scott Winfield Kelsey, 92, of Edmond, Okla., formerly of Rossville, passed away Oct. 12, 2012, with his family at his side. Scott was born in Topeka, on Aug. 29, 1920. He was the son of Scott and Iva Carothers Kelsey. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1938 and from Kansas State University in 1942 with a degree in agriculture. He was a farmer and farmed with his dad and two brothers in the Oakland, Silver Lake and Rossville communities. He married Faye Townsend on Feb. 19,1943. They would have celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in February 2013. He was active in many organizations in the Rossville community and was a member of the Rossville United Methodist Church for more than 50 years. He was also an integral part of getting the new church built in 1992. He was a member of Topeka Lodge No. 17, AF & AM, Topeka Scottish Rite bodies, Arab Shrine, Topeka Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution and past president of the Kansas Society of Sons of the American Revolution. After his retirement, he volunteered for the Internal Revenue Service’s VITA program for 17 years. In 2007, at age 87, he and Faye moved to a retirement center in Edmond, Okla. They made many new friends and continued to be involved in many activities. He was a faithful member of Crossings Community Church in Oklahoma City, where everyone knew he would be sitting in the fifth pew by the left aisle at the 9:30 service every Sunday morning. Scott was predeceased by his parents and his brothers Dick and Sam. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Faye; daughter, Linda Kelsey Wise of Edmond, Okla.; son, Douglas Kelsey and wife Darlynn of Hono¬lulu, Hawaii; grandchildren, Shandy Condie of Gilbert, Ariz., Jereme Wise of Leander, Texas, Heidi Reeder of Edmond, Okla., Leisha Johns of Queen’s Creek, Ariz., and Ja’Ney Mesquitta of Boston, Mass.; and seven great-grandchildren, Logan Johns, Jackson Condie, Jacob Condie, Keelie Wise, Ella Jane Reeder, Grady Reeder and Georgia Mesquitta. A memorial was held at Penwell-Gabel Parker- Price Chapel, Topeka, Oct. 19, followed by Masonic services conducted by Topeka Lodge 17, AF & AM. Memorial donations may be made to Rossville United Methodist Church, 411 Pearl St., Rossville, KS 66533 or Crossings Community Church, 14600 N. Portland, Oklahoma City, OK 73134.
  		Obituary- Kelsey, Scott W. d.2012 2 Scott Winfield Kelsey Scott Winfield Kelsey, 92, of Edmond, Oklahoma, formerly of Rossville, Kansas, passed away October 12, 2012 with his family at his side. Scott was born in Topeka, Kansas on August 29, 1920. He was the son of Scott and Iva Carothers Kelsey. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1938 and from Kansas State University in 1942 with a degree in agriculture. He was a farmer and farmed with his dad and two brothers in the Oakland, Silver Lake and Rossville communities. He married Faye Townsend on February 19, 1943. They Would have celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in February 2013. He was active in many organizations in the Rossville community and was a member of the Rossville United Methodist Church for over 50 years. He was also an integral part of getting the new church built in 1992. He was a member of Topeka Lodge No. 17, AF & AM, Topeka Scottish Rite bodies, Arab Shrine, Topeka Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution and past president of the Kansas Society of Sons of the American Revolution. After his retirement, he volunteered for the V.I.T.A. program of the Internal Revenue Service for 17 years. In 2007, at the age of 87, he and Faye moved to a retirement center in Edmond, Oklahoma. They made many new friends and continued to be involved in many activities. He was a faithful member of Crossings Community Church in Oklahoma City, where everyone knew he would be sitting in the 5th pew by the left aisle at the 9:30 service every Sunday morning! Scott was predeceased by his parents and his brothers Dick and Sam. He is survived by his wife, Faye, of 69 years; daughter, Linda Kelsey Wise, Edmond, OK; son, Douglas Kelsey (Darlynn), Honolulu, Hawaii; grandchildren, Shandy Condie, Gilbert, AZ; Jereme Wise, Leander, Texas, Heidi Reeder, Edmond, OK; Leisha Johns, Queen's Creek, AZ; and Ja’Ney Mesquitta, Boston, Massachusetts and 7 great-grandchildren, Logan Johns, Jackson Condie, Jacob Condie, Keelie Wise, Ella Jane Reeder, Grady Reeder and Georgia Mesquitta. A memorial service will be held at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence, Topeka, Kansas at 1:00 pm, Friday, October 19, 2012, followed by Masonic Services conducted by Topeka Lodge # 17, AF & AM. Private interment of cremains will be in Rossville Cemetery. The family would like to invite all friends and family to a light lunch at Penwell-Gabel Family Center immediately following the ceremony. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Rossville United Methodist Church, 411 Pearl Street, Rossville, KS 66533 or Crossings Community Church, 14600 N. Portland, OKC, OK 73134. To leave a special message for the family online, visit www.PenwellGabelcom.
  		Birthday- Kelsey, Scott and Kelsey, Faye Faye and Scott Kelsey 80th Birthdays To Be Celebrated Scott and Faye Kelsey, Rossville, will celebrate their 80th birthdays with a family dinner on July 29, hosted by their children--Linda Wise, Edmond, OK, and Douglas and Darlyn Kelsey, Seoul, Korea. Faye's birthday was May 15, and Scott's birthday is August 29. Cards may be sent to 17145 NW 54th Street, Rossville 66533.