Van C. Kelley

M, (4 August 1907 - 24 March 2001)
     Van C. Kelley was born on 4 August 1907 at Ray County, Missouri. He was the son of Thomas Ovid Kelley and Edith Estella Kincaid. Van C. Kelley married Geraldine Orr in 1928 at Ray County, Missouri. Van C. Kelley died on 24 March 2001 at Ray County Memorial Hospital, Richmond, Ray County, Missouri, at age 93 years, 7 months and 20 days. He was buried on 26 March 2001 in the Richmond Memorial Gardens Cemetery, located in Richmond, Ray County, Missouri.
     From Gary R. Hawpe, ed. and Earl Quintrell, comp., 'Van C. Kelley,' Van Bibber Pioneers E-Newsletter, Vol. 4 No. 8 (June 2001), pp. 21 - 22.

VAN C. KELLEY

Van C. Kelley, 93, of Richmond, Mo. died Saturday, March 24, 2001 at the Ray County, Memorial Hospital, Richmond, Mo.

He was born August 4, 1907 in Ray County, Mo. He married Geraldine Orr in 1928 in Ray County. He had farmed and worked at Lake City Arsenal. He retired from Kansas City Labor Union. He was preceded in death by this wife, Geraldine in September 1972; his parents, Thomas O. and Edith Kincaid Kelley and one sister, Alpha Yoakum.

He is survived by his daughter, Carol Griffing of Polo, 2 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.

Graveside services and burial will be Monday at 10 a.m., March 26, 2001 at the Richmond Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Richmond, Mo. Friends may call afternoon on Sunday at Bailey Funeral Home in Polo, Mo.

Bailey Funeral Home in Polo is in charge of the services.

Child of Van C. Kelley and Geraldine Orr

Last Edited=4 Oct 2010