Rev. Dr. H.C. Ted Kelley

1931 - 2016

The Reverend Doctor H. C. Ted Kelley, 84, of 72 Fairway Drive, Camp Hill, died April 10, 2016, after a year-long fight against pancreatic cancer.
He was a minister of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), a member of Carlisle Presbytery and was a graduate of Otterbein University (Bachelor of Music), McCormick Theological Seminary (Master of Divinity), Valparaiso University (Master of Arts in Liberal Studies) and Drew University, where he earned the degree of Doctor of Ministry. He also attended the University of Kentucky and the University of Notre Dame. He graduated from the Army Security Agency School at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, and the Navy Chaplain's School at Newport, Rhode Island.
Born in Montclair, New Jersey, on September 5, 1931, he had pastorates at Mahoning Presbyterian Church, Danville, Pennsylvania; the Community Presbyterian Church of Ogden Dunes, Indiana; and Sunnyside Presbyterian Church of South Bend, Indiana, where he was Senior Pastor for 24 years. He concluded his active ministry as Interim Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.
He served on active duty during the Korean War era in the Army Security Agency with assignments at the National Security Agency at Arlington Hall in Washington, D.C. and at the Headquarters of the Army Security Agency Far East at Tokyo, Japan. While there, for two years, he was the organizer and director of the Army Security Agency Chapel Choir and was a member and soloist of the Sunday Evening Choir at the Tokyo Chapel Center. He, also, was on active duty during the Vietnam War era in the Navy Chaplain Corps where he served with the Second Fleet out of Newport, Rhode Island; the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea; and was a Regimental Chaplain at the Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes, Illinois. While at Great Lakes, he was Officer in Charge and occasional Director of the Bluejackets Choir. His reserve duty was at Williamsport, Pennsylvania; Chicago, Illinois, Gary; and South Bend, Indiana. He retired as a Commander, Chaplain Corps, U. S. Navy Reserve.
His memberships included the Navy League of the United States, of which he was President of the Harrisburg Council and a National Director; The Military Officers Association of America; Reserve Officers Association in which he was President of the Council Oak Chapter in South Bend, Indiana, and the Association of the United States Navy. He was Moderator [Presiding Officer] of the Presbytery of Wabash Valley in Indiana; President of the 300 member Rotary Club of South Bend, Indiana; a member of the Board of Directors of Memorial Hospital of South Bend; a District Chaplain of the Indiana State Police, which named him an Honorary Lieutenant Colonel; State Chaplain of the American Legion Department of Pennsylvania and National Chaplain of the American Legion; and Senior Chaplain of the Pennsylvania State Police. He was well traveled and spent two years in Japan as well as most of the countries in Europe, Israel and Cuba.
Surviving are his beloved wife, Linda Leona Kelley of 56 years; two sons, Philip Haven of Portage, Indiana, and Christopher Stephen of San Anselmo, California; four grandsons, Shawn Rian Kelley, Trevor Lynn Kelley, Diego Lucas Kelley, Nico Damian Kelley and one granddaughter, Brooklynn Grace Kelley.
Memorial Services will be held on April 23rd at Camp Hill Presbyterian Church at 11 a.m. Visitation will be at the church one hour before the funeral. Burial will be at the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery with full military honors.
In lieu of flowers, Memorial Gifts may be given to Camp Hill Presbyterian Church of Camp Hill, PA; Market Square Presbyterian Church of Harrisburg, PA; or the American Legion.
The Neill Funeral Home, Camp Hill, is handling the arrangements.
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