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Clyde Robert “Bob” Kelley

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Clyde Robert “Bob” Kelley

Birth
Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA
Death
13 Feb 2008 (aged 74)
Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Hubbard, Trumbull County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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C. Robert "Bob" Kelley died in St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Youngstown, Ohio.

Parents: Clyde R. and Julia A. McClenahan Kelley.

He graduated from Hubbard High School in 1951, Dennison University in 1955 and the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science in 1959. He was a lifelong Hubbard resident. He owned the Kelley and Son Funeral Home in Hubbard for 30 years, retiring in 1989. He was a 50-year member of First United Methodist Church in Hubbard, where he served on many different committees and was a former Sunday school teacher. Prior to becoming a funeral director, he taught English and coached football at East Palestine High School from 1955 to 1956 and was very active in coaching many Hubbard youth sports. He was in the Marine Corps from 1956 to 1958 and served as a drill instructor. He was a member of the Old Timers Baseball Hall of Fame and many national, state and local funeral directors organizations. He was recognized by the Hubbard High School Alumni Association as an honoree in 1990, a member of the first Hubbard High School Hall of Fame inducted in 1978, and honored by many different Hubbard school and community organizations for his contributions. He was a member of the Hello Brothers Club, Kiwanis Club and Northside Club, and was serving as a trustee on the Hubbard Eagle Joint Fire District.

Relatives: his wife, the former Sue C. Andrews, whom he married June 28, 1958; two sons and daughters-in-law, Kent R. and Karen Kelley, and Rob M. and Paula Kelley, all of Hubbard; and four grandchildren, Kristina, Kera, Amanda and Kevin Kelley. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Sallie Mason.
C. Robert "Bob" Kelley died in St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Youngstown, Ohio.

Parents: Clyde R. and Julia A. McClenahan Kelley.

He graduated from Hubbard High School in 1951, Dennison University in 1955 and the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science in 1959. He was a lifelong Hubbard resident. He owned the Kelley and Son Funeral Home in Hubbard for 30 years, retiring in 1989. He was a 50-year member of First United Methodist Church in Hubbard, where he served on many different committees and was a former Sunday school teacher. Prior to becoming a funeral director, he taught English and coached football at East Palestine High School from 1955 to 1956 and was very active in coaching many Hubbard youth sports. He was in the Marine Corps from 1956 to 1958 and served as a drill instructor. He was a member of the Old Timers Baseball Hall of Fame and many national, state and local funeral directors organizations. He was recognized by the Hubbard High School Alumni Association as an honoree in 1990, a member of the first Hubbard High School Hall of Fame inducted in 1978, and honored by many different Hubbard school and community organizations for his contributions. He was a member of the Hello Brothers Club, Kiwanis Club and Northside Club, and was serving as a trustee on the Hubbard Eagle Joint Fire District.

Relatives: his wife, the former Sue C. Andrews, whom he married June 28, 1958; two sons and daughters-in-law, Kent R. and Karen Kelley, and Rob M. and Paula Kelley, all of Hubbard; and four grandchildren, Kristina, Kera, Amanda and Kevin Kelley. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Sallie Mason.

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