Wayne Kelley

Wayne Kelley
November 22, 1925 - December 09, 2009
Williamsburg, Iowa
Funeral Service: 11:00 am December 14, 2009 at First Presbyterian Church
Williamsburg-Wayne Kenneth Kelley was born November 22, 1925 in Wellman, Iowa, the son of LeRoy and Anna (Ossman) Kelley. Wayne was united in marriage to Hazel Marie Glider on December 1, 1945 in Iowa City. Wayne served in the U.S. Navy during WWII from 1946-1947, then served 5 years in the Naval Reserve. He has lived in the Wellman and Millersburg communities, until moving to Williamsburg in January of 1996. He was a life long farmer retiring in 1980 after which he worked part time as a mechanic and a number of years at Fast Stop. Wayne was a former member of the Millersburg Methodist Church were he had served as a trustee. He is currently a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Williamsburg. He enjoyed fishing and hunting. Wayne died Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at his home at the age of 84 years. Wayne is survived by his wife of 64 years Hazel; three daughters: Wanda (Les) Mumm of Eureka, Montana, Susan (Randy) Johnson of Larkspur, Colorado and June (Terry) Johnson of Melba, Idaho; seven grandchildren: Allicia (Jason) Wissink and Sean Mumm, Zachary, Ethan and Ryan Johnson and Tyler and Jessie Johnson and a sister Aline Hesseltine of Crawfordsville. He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers: Orval Kelley, Merwin Kelley, Arlo Kelley and Cecil Kelley and two sister: Mildred Nickel and Bernice Martin. Celebration of Life Service will be 11:00 am on Monday, December 14, 2009 at the First Presbyterian Church in Williamsburg with Pastor Kip Murphy officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 2:00 to 6:00 at the Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Williamsburg. Burial will be Tuesday at 1:30 pm at the Wellman Cemetery. Messages and tributes may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com under obituaries.