Helen Kirkland Kelly
January 7, 1937 - September 27, 2013
Mrs. Helen Kirkland Kelly, age 76, passed away Friday, September 27, 2013, at her home in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Kelly will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, September 30, 2013, at Cox Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service, beginning at 1:00. Helen Julia Kirkland was born January 7, 1937 in Bainbridge, Georgia, to Leroy Kirkland and Hortence Griner Kirkland. She married Phillip Frederick Kelly on August 11, 1956. Helen was a member of Calvary Assembly of God Church. Mrs. Kelly worked for years as a medical clerk at Bainbridge Memorial Hospital and Manor. Helen Kelly is survived by her husband of 57 years, Phillip F. Kelly and son, Phillip E. Kelly and wife, DeChelle, all of Bainbridge. She is survived by her brothers and sisters, Patricia K. Thursby of Donalsonville, Hilda K. Warriner and husband, J.W. of Donalsonville, William Kirkland of Brinson, Georgia, Stanley Kirkland of Brinson, Hiram Kirkland and wife, Dana of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Geneva K. Middleton of Albany, Georgia; stepsisters and stepbrother, Nora Day, Joy Cook, and Larry Harrell, all of Bainbridge. Her grandchildren are Tyler, Kyle, and Amy Kelly, Patrick and Sarah Chester, all of Tallahassee, Florida; great grandchild, Kristopher Chester of Tallahassee.
Mrs. Helen Kirkland Kelly, age 76, passed away Friday, September 27, 2013, at her home in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Kelly will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, September 30, 2013, at Cox Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Mt. Olive... View Obituary & Service Information