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Susan Ann Kelley

Susan Ann Kelley (née Walters), wife of Dr James Emmett Kelley, buried at Violet Hill Cemetery in Perry. Originally from Indiana she became a nurse and was employed as a nurse and working at the Hines VA Hospital in Chicago in 1941 when she enlisted in the Army. She was sent to Brooke Army Hospital (note corrected spelling) by the Army in 1941 and remained in the Army until 1945 when she was honorably discharged with the rank of Captain. She married Dr James Emmett Kelley in Texas while in the Army; and, she came to Perry in 1945. She is buried with James at Violet Hill Cemetery in Perry.

Gravestone Photo

Contributed by son, James Kelley, 09 January 2019

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