Obituary: Howard Kelley was born August 23, 1919, and died July 15, 2012. He met and married Leona in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and they recently celebrated their 70th anniversary in the Lord. Kelley was a WWII veteran, graduate of University of Oklahoma, and a professional engineer. He retired from National Production Systems as Senior Engineer in oilfield equipment. He served as an engineering consultant and was on the staff of UTA and Kilgore College as an instructor in Short Course Oil Technology School. He served in 3 different churches as a deacon, elder, chairman of elders, financial chairman, and committee chairman of building and grounds. He is survived by his wife, Leona, his daughters, Linda Joekel and Carol Francis, son-in-law, Stanley Francis, his grandchildren Ethan Francis and his wife Julie, Angela Strong and her husband Brett, Jonathan Francis, Aaron Francis, and Ken Joekel and his wife Gwen along with his great-grandchildren Ben, Ayla, Tyler, Hunter, Luke, Ryan, and Eric, and his brother Calvin Kelley. The visitation will be from 6-8pm Tuesday, July 17, at Grove Hill Funeral Home. The funeral will be 10 am Wednesday, July 18, at Lakeside Baptist Church, 9150 Garland Road, Dallas, TX 75218, followed by a graveside service at DFW National Cemetery at 1pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in honor of Howard Kelley to the education ministry at Lakeside Baptist Church.
Published in Dallas Morning News on July 17, 2012
Occupation: Professional Engineer National Production Systems Co. - Senior Engineer in Oilfield Equipment
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Cemetery: Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery Dallas,TX SECTION 87 SITE 369
