Mrs. Dorothy Nell Kelley

Mrs. Dorothy Nell Kelley obituary, Royston, GA

Mrs. Dorothy Nell Kelley

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Dorothy Kelley Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Pruitt Funeral Home - Royston on Oct. 11, 2025.

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Well done my good and faithful servant Matthew 25:23
Mrs. Dorothy Nell Kelley, 90, of Royston, GA passed away on Friday, October 10, 2025, at the home of her son.
Mrs. Kelley was born on May 9, 1935, in Danielsville, GA, daughter of the late Rufus Fleeman and the late Alma Pulliam Fleeman. She was a seamstress having worked at Oxford Manufacturing and was a member of Freedom Congregational Holiness Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Herschel Kelley.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Henry Lee and Mary Lynn Kelley of Royston; sisters, Sara Pearson of Social Circle, GA, Glenda Roach of Royston, GA, Annie Ruth Gaines of Royston, GA, Martha Harrell of Hartwell, GA, and Margie Seymour of Hartwell, GA; grandchildren, Joshua Lee Kelley and Michael David Kelley; and great grandchildren, Blakeley Kelley, Alex Kelley, Maria Kelley and Cooper Kelley.
Funeral services for Mrs. Kelley will be held at Pruitt Funeral Home Chapel at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, October 13, 2025, with Rev. Reggie Vaughn and Rev. Dugar Strickland officiating. Interment will follow in Franklin Memorial Gardens-South.
The family will receive friends at Pruitt Funeral Home from 2:00 p.m. until funeral hour on Monday afternoon. During other times, the family will be at the home of Henry Lee and Mary Lynn Kelley.
Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston, GA is in charge of arrangements.

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47 Franklin Springs Street P.O. Box 465, Royston, GA 30662

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47 Franklin Springs Street, Royston, GA 30662

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