Mrs. B. C. Kelly (-1930)

KELLY, KELLEY, SHEARER, KLINE

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 8/23/2008 at 00:51:10

AMES DAILY TRIBUNE-TIMES, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Thursday, January 30, 1930.

AMES WOMEN FLY TO BESIDE OF MOTHER

Flying in a chartered plane, Mrs. P. S. Shearer, 8ll Ash avenue, and Miss Frances Kelley, instructor in home management at Iowa State college, successfully reached. Kansas City before dark Wednesday and the bedside of their mother, Mrs. B. C. Kelley, by train from Kansas City this morning, according to a telegram received by Prof. P. S. Shearer, head of the college animal husbandry department, from his wife this morning.

The two women decided Wednesday to fly to Kansas City so as to make a 10 o'clock night train to Tulsa, immediately after receiving the message telling of their mother's illness.

Calling the Yellowcab Airways at Des Moines, arrangements were made for a plane to come to Ames. Local aviation enthusiasts, headed by J. H. Ainsworth, president of the Ames chamber of commerce, tramped over the American Legion airport south of the city and marked with flags that area where there was the least snow so the pilot could land safely. The landing and takeoff was made without accident about 3 p. m.

The plane was not equipped for night flying and the pilot was rather uncertain as to the chances of making Kansas City.

AMES DAILY TRIBUNE-TIMES, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Friday, January 31, 1930.

Mrs. B. C. Kelly Dies At Tulsa Thurs.

Mrs. B. C. Kelly, mother of Mrs. P. S. Shearer, 511 Ash avenue, and Miss Frances Kelly, instructor in home management at Iowa State college, died Thursday night at her home in Tulsa, Okla. Mrs. Shearer and Miss Kelly flew to Kansas City from Ames Wednesday and caught a night train, from Kansas City to Tulsa.

Mrs. Kelly was unconscious when they arrived. No information concerning funeral arrangements had been received here today.

AMES DAILY TRIBUNE-TIMES, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Saturday, February 1, 1930.

MRS. B. C. KELLY FUNERAL MONDAY

Funeral services for Mrs. B. C. Kelly. 60 years old, who died Thursday night at the home of her son Paul, will b« held Monday morning in Tulsa, with burial
there.

Mrs. Kelly, the mother of Mrs. P. S. Shearer, 611 Ash avenue, and of Miss Frances Kelly, instructor in home management at Iowa State college, had been ill since Christmas, but had been seriously ill only since early this week. Her death was attributed to lymphatic leucaemia. Wednesday Mrs. Shearer and Miss Kelly flew from here by airplane to Kansas City, and went on by train to Tulsa.

Mrs. Kelly was well known in Ames, where she had spent a number of summers with her daughters. She is survived by another daughter. Mrs. M. L. Kline of Plain View. Neb., and four sons, Paul of Tulsa. John and Casnar of Pawhuska. Okla., and Dr. B. C. Kelly of New York.