Obituaries:  Mr. W. F. "Red" O'Kelly, Sr., Sabine Parish       O-240
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Aug 19, 1998
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Mr. W. F. "Red" O'Kelly, Sr.

  Mr. W. F. "Red" O'Kelly Sr., 74, died Wednesday, Aug. 12, at
Local Care Center.

  Funeral services were held at 11 a.m., Friday, Aug. 14, at
Hixson Funeral Home Chapel in Westlake, with interment following
at Westlake Memorial. The Rev. Tim Guthrie, and the Rev. Lawrence
Hidalgo officiated.

  Mr. O'Kelly was a native of Risen, Ark., and moved to Westlake
in 1952. He later moved to Toledo Bend 13 years ago. He worked
for GSU for 29 years, and owned and operated O'Kellys Krispy
Chicken in Westlake. He was a member of First Baptist Church of
Westlake. He was also a member of Antioch Baptist Church in
Florien, where he was a Sunday School Teacher, and a Sunday
School Director.

  Survivors include his widow, Jeaneane O'Kelly Jr. of Westlake,
Henry O'Kelly of Longville, and Stephen Estes of Shreveport; 16
grandchildren; and 15 great grandchildren.

  Hixson Funeral Home, Westlake, La.