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John Kelly Obituary
John Christian Kelly, 49, of Rockingham, passed away Friday, November 1, 2024 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
John was born March 27, 1975 in Richmond County,NC, a son of Kenneth John Kelly and the late Donna Grooms Kelly. He was an over the road driver with Roadway Trucking for over 20 years and was an avid fisherman.
Surviving are his father and stepmother, John and Kelly Richardson Kelly and siblings, Kenneth Kelly (Jeneil) and Heather Honeycutt (Jeff)
Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm Thursday, November 7, 2024 in the chapel of Carter Funeral Home in Rockingham with Pastor Ronnie Wayne Chavis officiating. Interment will follow in Northam Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 12:45 – 1:45 pm Thursday at the funeral home.
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705 S. Caroline St., Rockingham, NC 28379
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