Born in Calhoun County, May 12, 1929, he was a son of the late William Treavy Kelley and Elizabeth Wease Kelley. He was a retired Calhoun County school bus driver and mechanic. He was a US Army Veteran of the Korean War.

Surviving are his children, Darlene (Pat) Bell of Big Springs, Gina (Buck) Kelley of Elkview WV and William W. (Amanda) Kelley of Chesapeake OH; one sister, Leona Burrows of Marietta OH; four grandchildren, Brei and Landon Kelley, Patrick James Bell, II and Teresa Goodnight; and one great grandchild, McKenzie Goodnight.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Mary Gainer Kelley; two brothers, Haven and Holly Kelley; two sisters, Cleo Johnson and Mary Slider.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, 1:00 p.m. at the Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church in Grantsville. Interment will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the church Friday from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and one hour prior to the services Saturday. Stump Funeral Home in Grantsville is in charge of the arrangements.