James-Kelley-Obituary

James Edward Kelley

Gary, Indiana

1948 - 2020

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James Edward Kelley was born in Gary, Indiana to James Kelley and Eddie Mae Kelley on February 10, 1948. James lived with his grandparents, Mary and Lee Rooks, whom he loved dearly and always spoke of with great love, respect and admiration. In his early years, James attended the old St. Timothy...

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Another family member gone....rest well with the others.

Dana (Jimmy Miles daughter)

My husband and I are so very sorry to hear the loss of such a really nice and ecdearing man Jimmy was. My husband knew Jimmy as he would pinstripe his vehicles and whenever we would hear he was going to visit we were so glad to see him and hear his wonderful laughter and stories of his excursions. Please except our sorrow in your loss

Hi, My husband and I were so very sorry to hear the loss of such a nice and endearing man Jimmy was to us. Our relationship was my husband did pinstripping on Jimmys vehicles for many years and we were alway so excited to hear he would be stopping by. We can not tell you how so very sorry we are and how much we will be missing his laughter.

To the Family of James E. Kelley,
I remember when I worked at Jefferson Elementary School and Mrs. Kelley was our Principal. When we had any celebrations for Awards Day, Teacher Appreciations or for Holidays Mrs. Kelley would place orders and send Mr. Kelley to pick them up. He would always come back with more than she ordered and he would "peep" into the office and tell me to come help him bring the stuff in. I would tell him "you got more than she told you to get, didn't you"?, and he...

Childhood memories run deep. Reflecting on when we skated at Barbara’s Playhouse, and on him, Angus and my late brother Terry Carter jiving on others as was a popular pastime back in the day. Precious memories oh how they linger. I pray that his wife, family and friends will be comforted by their own precious memories. Sincerely, Myra Carter Akins

Sincere condolences to the family of our RHS classmate, James. RIP.
"To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord." 2 Corinthians 5:8 (KJV) Victoria L. Mosby Price RHS Class of 1966

Uncle Rooks may you RIP. You will truly be missed. I’m so sad that I couldn’t spend time with you again. That’s what hurts so bad. You’re the best “Uncle” anyone can ever have. I have a lot of good memories to hold on to. But God knows I miss you dearly. Gone but not forgotten. You’re such a great person. I’ll always love you.

May God continue to be with your family during these times pops you will be missed ❤

Rest in piece old friend you lived and loved well. May God cradle your family in their time of grief. You will be sorely missed.