Eddy Co. NM - OBITS: Jewell Kelly ************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Submitted by: patti pennington ************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from page 8 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - January 26, 2000 KELLY Services are scheduled for January 27, at First Christian Church in Artesia, for Jewell Kelly of Odessa, Texas. Kelly, 92, died January 24 at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa. Burial will follow at Twin Oaks Memorial Park with Eastern Star Graveside Rites. Whe was born March 20, 1907, near Weed, NM. She married Nathan T. Kelly Jr. on March 25, 1929, in Artesia. He preceded her in death in 1977. She was a member of First Christian Church for over 70 years and was an active member of Eastern Star until 1998. Survivors include son Stephen Kelly of Lake Jackson, Texas; daughters Barbara Walker of Albuquerque, NM, and Norma Jean Sanders of Odessa; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and two great- great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Nate in 1977, granddaughter Cinda in 1992; and a great-great-granddaughter Sabra in 1999.