Kelly Gregory McDevitt Jr.

Kelly Gregory McDevitt Jr. obituary, Meridian, MS

Kelly Gregory McDevitt Jr.

Kelly McDevitt Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Robert Barham Family Funeral Home on Jun. 26, 2024.

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Funeral services for Kelly Gregory McDevitt, Jr. will begin at 1:00 PM, Friday, June 28, 2024 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home chapel with the Reverend Dr. Richard Wallace officiating. Interment will follow graveside rites at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Kelly, age 2, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at his home.
He enjoyed watching real trains with his Daddy, and playing with his toy trains, and his animals. He was usually outside, loving to play in the water and on the playground with his many cousins and friends.
Kelly is survived by his father, Kelly McDevitt, Sr.; his paternal grandparents, Ronald and Beverly McDevitt; maternal grandmother, Gail Miller; aunts, Monica Bryant, Wendy Swilley, Amy Wilson (Carl), Mitzi Troutman, and Betty Reed; cousins, Josh Wilson (Kristin), Dillon Wilson (Alex), Keith Reed (Kasey), Emily Smith, Chloe, Landon, and Lizzy Wilson, Jenna Chloe, Presly, and Gentry Reed, Cody Smith, Boris and Maximo Zaldivar, and Lucas and Thomas Bryant.
He is preceded in death by his great-grandparents, Clifford and Madelon Campbell; Fred and Alive McDevitt; Joe and Sue Troutman; and great-great-grandmother, Mattie Carney.
The McDevitt Family suggests memorials be made as donations to your local animal shelter to honor Kelly's love for animals.
Pallbearers will be Steve Duncan, Bobby Faerber, Tim Dearman, Sonny Rose, Gary Gardner, Jimmy Ivey, and Johnny Shields.
Online condolences may be expressed at robertbarhamffh.com.
The McDevitt Family will receive guests from 11:00 AM until 12:45 AM prior to funeral rites in the chapel.

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