January 21, 1975 – December 19, 2022
Kelly Gene Clown, 47, of Rapid City, passed away Monday, December 19, 2022, in Rapid City.
Funeral services were held Thursday, December 29, 2022, at Pioneer Hall in Dupree. Burial followed in St. Luke’s Episcopal Cemetery at Iron Lightning.
Kelly Gene Clown was born to Catherine Jeffries and Floyd Clown in Eagle Butte on January 21, 1975.
Kelly grew up in Dupree, surrounded by his family and friends. Throughout his life, Kelly has always been athletic and had a love for sports. He loved to play basketball alongside his brothers with the Mean Green Bison (he was #24), play softball, and cheer on the LA Raiders. Kelly was very artistic and loved to draw, a talent he nurtured his entire life.
Kelly was blessed with six children: Nathaniel, Kelly Jr., Jayden, Landon, Logan, and Renez’me Clown; and his two Takojas: Koda and Winston.
He was a big brother to his sisters, Kacie Clown and Sage Jeffries; brothers: P’tan, Floyd “Junebug” Jr., and Kyle Clown, and Dominic and Quentin LeCompte. He is joining Quentin in the star nation to watch over their mom.
Kelly joins his beloved relatives to give them his strength, as one of the ancestors. He has joined his lalas, Edward Clown and Frank Jeffries; his grandmothers, Amy Talks Clown and Corrine White Weasel Jeffries; brother Quentin LeCompte; aunt Beverly P. Clown (Bagola); uncle Blaine Clown Sr.; and cousins Wade and Kyle Jeffries.
Luce Funeral Home of Gettysburg is in charge of arrangements.