Eugene D. Kelley
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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He was born Feb. 8, 1919, in Bluffton to Charles and Wilma King Kelley. On July 20, 1943, in Patterson, N.J., he married Nilah Maxine Nusbaumer, who died Aug. 10, 2013.
He was a graduate of Montpelier High School. He served in World War II as a technical sergeant in the 14th Army Air Corp (Flying Tigers). He was stationed in China, Burma, and India. He retired from Fisher Body in Marion after 28 years. He was a member of the Bachelor Creek Church of Christ in Wabash, and the UAW Local #977 in Marion. He loved God, family and his country, and enjoyed fishing and traveling.
Surviving are four daughters: Marilyn (and spouse John) Brunn, Deborah (and spouse Terrence) Cusack and Sharon (and spouse Mick) Strange, all of Wabash; Karen Kelley, Silver Lake; five granddaughters: Lisa (and spouse Chris) Holland, Tampa, Fla.; Kelli (and spouse Paul) Pais, Waterberry, Conn.; Alisha (and spouse Stephen) Fritz, Richmond, Va.; Stephanie (and spouse Kristopher) Willmert and Kimberly Strange, both of Wabash; four great-granddaughters: Katie Ebanks and Zoe Ebanks, both of Tampa; Britani D'Amora and Milina Pais, both of Waterberry; and his sister, Dorothy Mentzer, Fort Wayne. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Bill Kelley, and one sister, Virginia Kennedy.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with the Rev. Randall Fennig officiating. Burial is in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash.
Calling is from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
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Memorials to Noble Township Volunteer Fire Department.
Condolences may be sent via www.grandstaff-hentgen.com
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He was born Feb. 8, 1919, in Bluffton to Charles and Wilma King Kelley. On July 20, 1943, in Patterson, N.J., he married Nilah Maxine Nusbaumer, who died Aug. 10, 2013.
He was a graduate of Montpelier High School. He served in World War II as a technical sergeant in the 14th Army Air Corp (Flying Tigers). He was stationed in China, Burma, and India. He retired from Fisher Body in Marion after 28 years. He was a member of the Bachelor Creek Church of Christ in Wabash, and the UAW Local #977 in Marion. He loved God, family and his country, and enjoyed fishing and traveling.
Surviving are four daughters: Marilyn (and spouse John) Brunn, Deborah (and spouse Terrence) Cusack and Sharon (and spouse Mick) Strange, all of Wabash; Karen Kelley, Silver Lake; five granddaughters: Lisa (and spouse Chris) Holland, Tampa, Fla.; Kelli (and spouse Paul) Pais, Waterberry, Conn.; Alisha (and spouse Stephen) Fritz, Richmond, Va.; Stephanie (and spouse Kristopher) Willmert and Kimberly Strange, both of Wabash; four great-granddaughters: Katie Ebanks and Zoe Ebanks, both of Tampa; Britani D'Amora and Milina Pais, both of Waterberry; and his sister, Dorothy Mentzer, Fort Wayne. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Bill Kelley, and one sister, Virginia Kennedy.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with the Rev. Randall Fennig officiating. Burial is in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash.
Calling is from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
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Memorials to Noble Township Volunteer Fire Department.
Condolences may be sent via www.grandstaff-hentgen.com
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