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1932
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2022
Mary Lou Kelly Obituary
Concord, NH — Mary Lou (Sprague) Kelly, of Concord, died on July 10, 2022. She was born in Kansas in 1932 and lived in Boston, Portugal, and Africa before settling in New Hampshire. She was the wife of Reverend Frank Kelly and with him served 13 United Methodist Churches. Before her marriage, she was a director of religious education and a missionary in Angola.
Mary Lou was an active volunteer and leader in many organizations. She was president of NH Church Women United and the national CWU honored her with the Valiant Woman Award in 1992 and the Human Rights Award in 2013. She served on the board of the NH General Federation of Women's Clubs and was president of local clubs in Lancaster, West Concord, and Concord. She was president of the Concord branch of the American Association of University Women and was legislative chair for the NH League of Women Voters. In 1989, the NH Commission on the Status of Women honored her with an Unsung Heroine Award.
She is survived by her son, Jon Kelly of Penacook, and her daughter, Laura Currier of Loudon, and five grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be sent to the NH League of Women Voters.
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suzanne
July 21, 2024
Mary Lou, I think of you frequently. You told me that you had used the Sunday Bible school left over paper as part of your compost. I laugh and put plain white paper(used of course) into my compost pile in place of wood. I also still have the Iris you gave me and the raspberry bushes. The raspberries are the tastiest and the Iris are slowly being eaten by some type of rodent. I always loved talking to you for your wise words. I do miss you
suzanne
July 23, 2023
Mary Lou was a Kick! She took a bunch of old religious paper tracts and started a compost pile! I do not know how to compost paper but ML did! She got me into composting yard wastes and occasionally I put in a paper tower soaking wet with vegetable wastes. Wonder what her secret was! The raspberry bushes she gave me are particularly sweet this year, what with the abundant rain and enough sunny warm days! Thank you Mary Lou!
sally Davis
July 21, 2023
Knowing and now remembering Mary Lou Kelly are a blessing to me as I know it is for her children and grandchildren. Following her lead as you can will make her life mean even more.
Sally Davis
August 14, 2022
I met Mary Lou late in both of our lives when she joined the League of Women Voters and she was someone I admired tremendously. I never knew much about her earlier life until now. She was so involved in her communities before living in Concord, still wanting to learn and be active in support of women and our needs. Her strength and thoughtfulness were a true gift.
suzanne sayer
August 4, 2022
I am growing Mary Lou Kelly's raspberries. They are tasty. I also have some of her iris! She sure loved to garden and I am keeping up her hobby. She was a wonderful and generous person. She is thought of frequently and will be missed.
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