Ervin "Wayne" KELLEY

ADAIR, KELLEY, POLLOCK, MINNICK, MILBURN

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 5/30/2011 at 00:32:07

Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, May 26, 2011

OBITUARY ~ WAYNE KELLEY
April 22, 1926 - May 21, 2011

Wayne KELLEY, 85, of Kellerton, passed away May 21, 2011 at his home. Mr. KELLEY was cremated and a memorial service will be held in the near future. Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home in Mount Ayr is in charge of the arrangements. Service information and a full obituary will appear in next week's edition.

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Ervin Wayne KELLEY, son of Everet & Margaretta (ADAIR) KELLEY, was born April 22, 1926 in Leon, Iowa. Wayne went through the eigth grade in Leon. He married Mary Corl in Leon, Iowa. To this union was born one son, Rodnie. They moved to a farm northeast of Kellerton where Wayne farmed as many as 800 acres in addition to raising cattle, hogs, soy beans and corn. His wife Mary was at one time the second largest dog broker in Iowa.

Wayne passed away at his home on May 21, 2011. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Mary in 2002; three brothers Harold, Robert, and Doyle KELLEY; and one sister Dorothy.

Survivors include his son Rodnie & wife Gloria KELLEY of Kellerton; two granddaughters Lydia POLLOCK & husband Scott and Loni MINNICK & husband Todd all of Mount Ayr; four great-grandchildren Ethan POLLOCK, Ty POLLOCK, Logan KELLEY, and Taran MINNICK; two sisters Leola MILBURN and Lorita of Washington; other relatives and friends.

Wayne was cremated and a memorial service will be held at Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home at a later date. A memorial fund has been established in his name.

Transcriptions by Sharon R. Becker, May of 2011