Ora Mae Kelly Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Ora Mae Kelly (Kalamazoo, Michigan), born in Aberdeen, Mississippi, who passed away at the age of 91, on August 11, 2023. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Thomas Whitley and Mary Lou Whitley (Jones); her former husband Fred M McKinney, Sr.; her husband Henry Kelly, Sr.; her sons, Fred McKinney Jr. and Joel Kelly; her siblings, Donie Gunn, Doris Wallace, Oneida Smith, Orlean Graves, Andrew, Willie T and Jessie Whitley; and her siblings-in-law, Thelma, Etha Whitley, Paul Gunn, Walter Cunningham, John Smith, Robert Graves and Wallace.
She is survived by: her children, Diane Whitley, Teresa Darden (Rick) of Kalamazoo, MI, Henry Kelly Jr. of Battle Creek, MI, Sandra Kelly of Kalamazoo, MI, Curtis Kelly of Battle Creek, MI and Gregory Kelly of Irving, TX; her stepdaughter Patricia Kelly of Racine, WI; her son-in-law Rick Darden; her sister-in-law Bernice Whitley of Kalamazoo, MI; her friend Lady Wallace; her godchildren, Rebecca Liggins-Trotter and Tommie Lockett, Jr.; her close friends, Kate Bailey, Wanda Thurmond, Sarretta Harris, Kathy Homich and Cynthia Williams; her grandchildren, Stephen, Brittaney Darden, Michael Kelly, Keisha and Nyari Jackson; and also Henry Kelly Sr.. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
