Kelly J. Littlefield

Kelly Jack Littlefield, a respected figure in the heavy construction equipment industry and a dedicated Army officer, passed away on August 7, 2024, at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Kelly was 78 years old. Kelly graduated from Will Rogers High School in Tulsa in 1964 and pursued higher education at Northeastern State University and Oklahoma State University. To avoid being drafted into the Vietnam War, he joined the U.S. Army Officer Candidate School, graduating as an honor student. He served as Battery Commander at Fort Sill from 1966 to 1969, commanding over six hundred men and receiving an honorable discharge as First Lieutenant. After his military service, Kelly worked in the heavy construction equipment industry, following his father's career. He held various positions at C.L. Boyd Company in Tulsa, Advanced Machinery Company in Oklahoma City, Komatsu Equipment Company and finally with Kirby-Smith Machinery in Tulsa, where he was Vice President and Branch Manager of the Heavy Equipment Division. He later owned Construction Equipment Management Services upon retirement. Kelly married Ruth Ledbetter on April 29, 1995, in Lake Tahoe, California. The couple enjoyed 45 years together, living in various places including Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Scott Depot, West Virginia, and Gillette, Wyoming, before returning to Tulsa in 1999. Kelly was a member of the Club at Indian Springs and enjoyed golf, hunting, and fishing. He was also a 32nd degree Mason and actively involved with Associated Builders and Contractors of Oklahoma, serving as Chairman of the Board in 2007. Kelly is survived by his wife, Ruth Littlefield; his sister, Karen Crews and husband Roy of Oklahoma City; cousins Tim Jackson and Trudy Cindle of Tulsa, and many nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and nephews. Kelly’s cremains will be placed in the Columbarium at the National Cemetery in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma on Thursday, August 15th at 12:30pm. A Celebration of Life will be held on Thursday, August 15th from 3:00-5:00pm at The Club at Indian Springs River Mill Pub. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to Folds of Honor (www.foldsofhonor.org) or Tunnels to Towers (www.t2t.org).

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Kelly J. Littlefield

June 26, 1946 - August 7, 2024