Obituaries: Robert Kelly, 1947, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: December 18, 1947 Winn Parish Enterprise

Last Rites Held At Jonesboro For Brother of Mrs. Jim Long

Funeral services for Robert Kelly, 40, brother of Mrs. Jim Long of Winnfield,
were held at the Jonesboro Baptist Church at two o'clock Monday afternoon,
December 8, with the Rev. Buckner, Baptist pastor, and Rev. McKnight,
Methodist minister, officiating.  Burial was in the Jonesboro Cemetery under
direction of Edmonds Funeral Home.

Mr. Kelly passed away at the State Sanitarium in Boonville, Arkansas, on
Saturday, December 6, after an illness of three years.

He is survived by his mother, Mrs. R. T. Kelly of Jonesboro; four sisters,
Mrs. Henry Whatley of Jena, Mrs. Homer Rockhold and Mrs. Sam Holliday of
Jonesboro; and Mrs. Jim Long of Winnfield; and one brother, Rufus Kelly of
Jonesboro.

Those from Winnfield who attended the funeral services were Mrs. A. L. Sikes,
Mrs. Harvey Rhymes, Miss Osena Noah, Clinton W. Allen, Mrs. C. W. llen, Billy
Howard, Mrs. W. L. Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Maxey, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Long,
and Elton Long.