PATRICIA ANN KELLEY

Patricia Ann Kelley, 65, of West Plains, MO, passed to heaven on July 26, 2012 at the West Vue Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in West Plains, MO. She was born on February 12, 1947 in Memphis, TN, the daughter of Fred Clarence and Melba Cue (Thompson) Walker.

Patricia graduated from Tiptonville High School in Tiptonville, TN in 1966. On September 25, 1966, she was united in marriage to Bobby Kelley and to this union, three children were born. The couple raised their family in Tennessee before moving to Missouri in 1988, and she has been a resident of West Plains ever since. Patricia enjoyed gardening and working in her yard. She always kept her house in immaculate shape. She was a collector of trinkets and had many different figurines. She was a wonderful homemaker and loved her children and grandchildren more than anything. Patricia was a Holy Ghost filled Christian. She was loved and will be dearly missed by her family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her father, Fred Walker and one brother, Freddie Walker. She is survived by her husband, Bobby Kelley of the home in West Plains, MO; her mother, Melba Walker of Humboldt, TN; her three children, Marcy Lynn White of Mountain View, MO, Carrie Sue Kelley of West Plains, MO and Robert Wayne Kelley of Jessip, GA; six grandchildren; and one sister, Janie Reddic of Humboldt, TN.

A Graveside Funeral Service for Patricia will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, July 30, 2012 in the Isabella Cemetery, Isabella, MO with Jimmy Kyle officiating. Visitation will be Monday morning from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home chapel, Gainesville, MO. On line condolences may be made to www.clinkingbeardfuneralhome.com.