Pearl Kelly

Pearl W. Kelly, 97, of McPherson, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2009, at Memorial Hospital, McPherson. Pearl was born on March 22, 1912, in Adel, Iowa, the daughter of Lawrence A. and Minnie (Eby) Walker. She received a Bachelors Degree in Home Economics from McPherson College. On June 2, 1935, she was united in marriage to Delbert W. Kelly in McPherson. He preceded her in death on December 1, 1998. She was a homemaker.

The funeral service will be at 2:00 PM, Thursday, June 4, 2009, at the McPherson Church of the Brethren with Rev. Chris Whitacre officiating. Burial will be at 1:00 PM, Thursday, at McPherson Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3:00 to 7:00 PM, Wednesday, at Stockham Family Funeral Home with the family present from 5:00 to 7:00 PM.

Survivors include: a son, Robert W. Kelly, and wife, Susan, of Manhattan, KS; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Delbert, a son, William Dean Kelly, a brother, Carroll David Walker, and a sister, Iva Crouse.

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