Glenda Kelly Vicksburg, Mississippi Obituary

Glenda Kelly

<p>Glenda Kelly passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2020. She was 80 years old.</p> <p>Glenda was a member of Highland Baptist Church where she took care of the youth, loved to sing in the choir and enjoyed rocking babies in the nursery. She was Vice President of Nick&#39;s Auto Parts for 44 years.&nbsp;</p> <p>She is preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Kelly, her parents; Leroy and Helen Chambliss, her son, James Scott Kelly, and her brother, Kenneth Chambliss.&nbsp;</p> <p>She is survived by her son, Alan &quot;Smokey&quot; Kelly(Ginger), her four sisters; Sandra Wilson(Jim), Artiv Anderson, Frances Chambliss, and Leona Clifton(Preston), her three grandchildren; Ashley Tankesly, Ryan Kelly, and J.R. Reaves, and her great-grandchild, Cullen Tankesly.&nbsp;</p> <p>A visitation will be held at Glenwood Funeral Home on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at 9:00 am with a funeral service immediately following at 11:00 am. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Gardens Cemetery.&nbsp;</p> <p>Rev. Brian Ivey will be officiating the service.&nbsp;</p> <p>Active Pallbearers will include; David Pugh, Chuck Byrd, Shane Rowland, J.R. Reaves, Steve Rundell and Ken Pecanty.&nbsp;Honorary Pallbearers will include; Keith Gordon, Mickey Simmons, Johnny Price and Bill Hanks.&nbsp;</p> <p>The family would like to send a special thanks to Vicksburg Convalescent Home, all of their staff and sweet nurses for doing such a&nbsp;great job taking care of their loved one, also a thank you to St. Joseph Hospice for all of their heartfelt care.</p> <p>Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer&#39;s Association, Miss. Chapter, 196 Charmant Dr., Suite 4, Ridgeland, Miss. 39157</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>
December 30, 1939 - September 16, 202012/30/193909/16/2020
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Glenda Kelly passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2020. She was 80 years old.

Glenda was a member of Highland Baptist Church where she took care of the youth, loved to sing in the choir and enjoyed rocking babies in the nursery. She was Vice President of Nick's Auto Parts for 44 years. 

She is preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Kelly, her parents; Leroy and Helen Chambliss, her son, James Scott Kelly, and her brother, Kenneth Chambliss. 

She is survived by her son, Alan "Smokey" Kelly(Ginger), her four sisters; Sandra Wilson(Jim), Artiv Anderson, Frances Chambliss, and Leona Clifton(Preston), her three grandchildren; Ashley Tankesly, Ryan Kelly, and J.R. Reaves, and her great-grandchild, Cullen Tankesly. 

A visitation will be held at Glenwood Funeral Home on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at 9:00 am with a funeral service immediately following at 11:00 am. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Gardens Cemetery. 

Rev. Brian Ivey will be officiating the service. 

Active Pallbearers will include; David Pugh, Chuck Byrd, Shane Rowland, J.R. Reaves, Steve Rundell and Ken Pecanty. Honorary Pallbearers will include; Keith Gordon, Mickey Simmons, Johnny Price and Bill Hanks. 

The family would like to send a special thanks to Vicksburg Convalescent Home, all of their staff and sweet nurses for doing such a great job taking care of their loved one, also a thank you to St. Joseph Hospice for all of their heartfelt care.

Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Miss. Chapter, 196 Charmant Dr., Suite 4, Ridgeland, Miss. 39157

 

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19
Visitation
Saturday, September 19 2020
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Glenwood Funeral Home
145 Highway 80
Vicksburg, MS 39180
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19
Funeral Service
Saturday, September 19 2020
11:00 AM
Glenwood Funeral Home
145 Highway 80
Vicksburg, MS 39180
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19
Interment
Saturday, September 19 2020
12:00 PM
Greenlawn Gardens Cemetery
191 Hwy 80
Vicksburg, MS 39180
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