The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., August 17, 2000, page 20

BESSIE KELLY

     Bessie Lee Kelly, a White Salmon resident, died in Lyle on Aug. 10, 2000, at the age of 87.
     Mrs. Kelly was born Nov. 30, 1912, in Sallisaw, Okla., to Elijah P. and Etta (Lashley) Mayner, the oldest of seven children. She was raised in Altus, Ark., with her six siblings. She moved to Union Gap in 1953, where two years later she met her husband Ed Kelly. They lived in BZ Corner from 1959 until his death in 1973. She lived the rest of her days in Snowden, where she found happiness in raising a small garden and livestock with her grandson David Mayner.
     Some who knew her often called her "grandma" due to her generous nature of sending homemade canned goods with them after visits.
     Mrs. Kelly is survived by her daughter Ann Mitchell, White Salmon; nine grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren and three cousins in Altus Ark She was preceded in death by six siblings, husband Ed Kelly and son Amon Mayner.
     Graveside services for Mrs. Kelly were held Monday, Aug. 14, 2000, at 11 a.m. at the White Salmon Cemetery, with Pastor Bobby Beauchamp officiating.
     Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Gorge, PO Box 36, Hood River, Ore. 97031.
     Arrangements were made by Gardner Funeral Home of White Salmon.

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