Rev. Max L. Kelley^[1]

1925 - 2002  (77 years)

• Name	Max L. Kelley
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	12 Aug 1925
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Nov 2002  [2, 3]
  Buried	18 Nov 2002	Bethel Cemetery, Townsend, Tennessee
  Person ID	I215507	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2009

  
  

  Father	Claude D. Kelley,   d. Bef 14 Nov 2002
  Mother	Maude Romines,   d. Bef 14 Nov 2002
  Family ID	F96590	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Kathleen "Mary Jane" Stinnett,   b. 24 Jan 1925, Tremont, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 May 2007  (Age 82 years)
  Married	Abt 1942
  Children	1. Sue Kelley + 2. Edna Kelley + 3. Leon D. Kelley,   b. 2 Feb 1949,   d. 20 Jun 2012  (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F82259	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 3 May 2007. Mary Kathleen "Mary Jane" Kelley obituary [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 412-30-6625. Issued in Tennessee, residing in Alcoa, Blount County, Tennessee [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 16 Nov 2002. KELLEY, REVEREND MAX L. - age 77 of Alcoa, passed away November 14, 2002. He was born less than two miles away from where he lived most of his life. Jesus came for him while he was cleaning leaves in his yard. He always said that he would rather wear out than rust out. Rev. Kelley was a Sailor on the U.S.S. D.R. Hill during World War II when she was sunk in the Atlantic by a German U-Boat. Many lives were lost when the destroyer went down. He worked at the ALCOA Plant for 38 years before he retired. He was a member of their 25-Year Club. During the 55 years that Brother Max was a preacher, he was pastor at eight different churches in Blount County. He spent seven years at Lone Oak Baptist Church. He was always a "hands on" minister, visiting the sick and the elderly after his retirement. He will be greatly missed here in this world but God has another job for him. Papaw Kelley was preceded in passing by: father, Claude D. Kelley mother, Maude Romines Kelley brother, Carl Kelley of Alcoa sister, Lennie Kelley Long of Maryville. Survivors include: wife of 60 years, Kathleen S. Kelley daughters, Sue Barker of Rockford and Edna Harmon of Louisville son, Leon D. Kelley of Maryville grandchildren, Teresa Cooper, Krista Huskey, Brian Nix, Angela Barker and Dexter Kelley great-grandchildren: Josh Anderson, Daniel Kelley, Kyra Huskey, Spencer Barker and Sierra Kelley beloved friend, AD Long. Funeral service will be at 8:00 PM, Sunday, November 17, 2002 in the Trinity Chapel of Smith Mortuary with Rev. Kenny Walker and Grandson Brian Nix officiating. Interment will be at 1:00 PM, Monday, November 18, 2002 at Bethel Cemetery in Townsend. Family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 PM, Sunday, November 17, 2002, Trinity Chapel,, Maryville, 865-983-1000, www.smithmortuary.com.