Mary Jenny Kellen

Mary Jenny Kellen obituary, Morganfield, KY

Mary Jenny Kellen

Mary Kellen Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Whitsell Funeral Home - Sturgis on Oct. 31, 2025.
Mary "Jenny" Kellen age 81 of Sturgis passed away on Thursday 10/30/2025 at Morganfield Nursing & Rehab Center in Morganfield, KY. She was born June 20, 1944 to the late Robert E. Sr. & Ruth A. Holeman Kellen in Sturgis, KY. She attended & worship at Grace Fellowship & Lascassas Baptist churches. She was a social worker with Commwealth of Kentucky and Audubon Area Head Start. She enjoyed cooking & catering cakes her favorite was Italian Cream. She attended Western Kentucky University.
She is preceded by her parents Robert E. Kellen Sr & Ruth A. Holeman Kellen, step-mother Elvira Kellen, brother Robert E. Kellen Jr. and a sister Karen Sue Brantley.
Survivors include:
Sister Hanna VanHosse of TN
A Host of Nieces & Nephews; Great-Nieces & Great-Nephews
Funeral will be 1PM on Wednesday November 5, 2025 at Whitsell Funeral Home in Sturgis, KY. Rev. Dwight Jackson will officiate. Visitation will be 10AM until service time at the funeral home. Burial in Caseyville Cemetery in Sturgis, KY.
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