Stella Keener Kidd
Tuesday 8th of November 1949 - Sunday 9th of May 2021

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Stella Keener Kidd, wife, mother, photographic artist, gardener,
and humanitarian, passed away on Sunday, May 9, 2021 of cancer, in her home in
Lexington, Kentucky.
Stella was born November 8, 1949 in New Boston, near Portsmouth in
Southeast Ohio. Her earliest memories were of growing up in a farming family,
before tragedies left her orphaned. In Stella's teenage years, she joined the
Gleim family of Wheelersburg, Ohio, a family bond that has continued through
the generations.
In 1976, Stella married Mark Kidd, and over the last 45 years the
two raised a family and built a successful business in Lexington, Mark Kidd
Studios. As their business prospered and the couple traveled the world teaching
photography, Stella also dedicated herself to her community. All were welcome
at Stella's home and table, not just her own children.
Stella believed not just in philanthropic support for those most
in need, but also direct service as modeled by Jesus. Stella's Christian faith
was a powerful force in her life, and she was a member of Immanuel Baptist
Church in Lexington. Stella passed from this world confident that she would
reunite with her family in heaven.
Stella is preceded in death by her parents Ralph and Bettie Gleim
and sister Mary Alice Bianco. Stella is survived by her husband Mark Kidd;
sister Sharon Goodie; brother David Gleim; her children Mark W. Kidd, Christina
Stevens, and Adam Kidd; and their families.
Visitation will be held in Lexington from 1pm-3:30pm Saturday, May
15, 2021 at Milward-Southland, 391 Southland Drive. The funeral service
will be held afterward at 4pm.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to
the charitable organization Stella founded and served for many years, Church
Under The Bridge. Please mail checks to: Church Under The Bridge, PO Box
11805, Lexington, KY 40578.
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Earl and Carolyn Peyton
saysThe loss of Stella is a loss for the whole neighborhood. She was so friendly, kind, and full of life. We will miss the parties she had in her backyard. She made everyone feel so welcome. I pray that her family will get a small amount of comfort by knowing how much she was loved by everyone who was blessed to know her.