Landess was born in Fayetteville, TN on 28 July, 1934. She graduated from McClenaghan High School in Florence, SC, and continued on to receive an Associate’s Degree from Columbia College, Columbia, SC. Landess was married to Frank Kelso on 6 June 1956 in Florence, SC. They were married 56 wonderful years. Landess worked as a Congressman’s front office assistant for Mr. John L. McMillan of South Carolina for two years. She then raised four happy children as a devoted U.S. Navy spouse. She was actively involved in many activities and charities associated with organizations in the U. S. Navy. She was the sponsor for the USS Tennessee, SSBN-734, a U.S. Navy Submarine. She was also a member of the First United Methodist Church of Fayetteville, TN. Landess is survived by her husband ADM Frank B. Kelso II USN Ret, her children Dr. Thomas B. Kelso II, MD, Ph.D., CAPT Robert Donald Kelso, USN, Mrs. Mary K. Kearns, and Mrs. Kerry K. Thomas, eight grandchildren, her brother Mr. George W. McCown, Jr. of Chattanooga, TN and other family and friends.
Landess is preceded in by her parents George and Mildred McCown and was a granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. C. L. Goodrich of Fayetteville, TN.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that any memorials be given to the ADM Frank B. Kelso II Scholarship Fund c/o W. C. Askew, 114 Brookemeade Circle, Fayetteville, TN 37334, the Building Fund of the First United Methodist Church of Fayetteville, TN, Rose Hill Cemetery Perpetual Trust Fund, P. O. Box 270, Fayetteville or charity of your choice.
Information provided by Higgins Funeral Home, Fayetteville, Lincoln County, TN
Landess was born in Fayetteville, TN on 28 July, 1934. She graduated from McClenaghan High School in Florence, SC, and continued on to receive an Associate’s Degree from Columbia College, Columbia, SC. Landess was married to Frank Kelso on 6 June 1956 in Florence, SC. They were married 56 wonderful years. Landess worked as a Congressman’s front office assistant for Mr. John L. McMillan of South Carolina for two years. She then raised four happy children as a devoted U.S. Navy spouse. She was actively involved in many activities and charities associated with organizations in the U. S. Navy. She was the sponsor for the USS Tennessee, SSBN-734, a U.S. Navy Submarine. She was also a member of the First United Methodist Church of Fayetteville, TN. Landess is survived by her husband ADM Frank B. Kelso II USN Ret, her children Dr. Thomas B. Kelso II, MD, Ph.D., CAPT Robert Donald Kelso, USN, Mrs. Mary K. Kearns, and Mrs. Kerry K. Thomas, eight grandchildren, her brother Mr. George W. McCown, Jr. of Chattanooga, TN and other family and friends.
Landess is preceded in by her parents George and Mildred McCown and was a granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. C. L. Goodrich of Fayetteville, TN.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that any memorials be given to the ADM Frank B. Kelso II Scholarship Fund c/o W. C. Askew, 114 Brookemeade Circle, Fayetteville, TN 37334, the Building Fund of the First United Methodist Church of Fayetteville, TN, Rose Hill Cemetery Perpetual Trust Fund, P. O. Box 270, Fayetteville or charity of your choice.
Information provided by Higgins Funeral Home, Fayetteville, Lincoln County, TN
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