WILLIE MAE KELLEY
Monday, March 26, 2012 at 4:15PM June 23, 1913 – March 25, 2012
IVA, SC - Willie Mae Yeargin Kelley, age 98, widow of the late Eugene “Gene” Kelley, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2012, at her residence.
Born in Anderson County, Willie Mae was the daughter of the late George Yeargin and Susie Moore Yeargin. At the age of 14, she went to work at Jackson Mill and was employed there for 39 years. She retired from Anderson School District Three in food service after 14 years of service. She was a faithful member of the Fellowship Wesleyan Church.
She was predeceased by her husband, parents, 2 brothers, Alfred and Grady Yeargin, and a sister, Eva Bannister.
She is survived by her sons, Donald Eugene Kelley and his wife, Josephine, and Everette Dwain Kelley and his wife, Ann, all of Iva; brothers, Bruce Yeargin and Joe Frank Yeargin, both of Greenwood; sisters, Mary Long, of Ware Shoals and Mozelle Saxon, of Starr; grandchildren, Tim Kelley, Kim Kelley, Tommy Kelley, Tracy Williams, and Nicole Kelley; great-grandchildren, Megan, Makayla, Torry, Bryce, and Layne; and one great-great-grandson, Wyatt.
Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at 3:30 pm at Fellowship Wesleyan Church, officiated by the Reverends George Brassard, Ron Hamilton, and Stephen Love. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends at The McDougald Funeral Home Tuesday, March 27, 2012, from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm.
The family will be at the home of Donnie and Josephine Kelley, 1120 Barnes Station Road, Iva.
Flowers are optional. Memorials may be made to Community Wesleyan Church, 1906 Elberton Highway, Iva, SC 29655.
A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com.
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