Kelly and her mother served 25 years together at a women's correctional establishment in West Virginia before being released. Shannon was released after serving eleven years of his sentence and returned to Home, where he died twelve years later. Upon the death of "Machine Gun" Kelly, whose family did not claim the body, Shannon arranged for his burial in the Shannon family plot. Upon their release, Kelly and her mother Ora lived quietly in Oklahoma City. Kathryn changed her name to Lera Cleo Kelly and worked as a bookkeeper at the Oklahoma County Poor Farm, which was at that time a hospital and nursing home. Ora died in 1980, aged 92, followed by Kelly—aged 81—in 1985. Both women are buried at the Tecumseh Cemetery, near Oklahoma City.
Contributor: Victor P (49966113)
Kelly and her mother served 25 years together at a women's correctional establishment in West Virginia before being released. Shannon was released after serving eleven years of his sentence and returned to Home, where he died twelve years later. Upon the death of "Machine Gun" Kelly, whose family did not claim the body, Shannon arranged for his burial in the Shannon family plot. Upon their release, Kelly and her mother Ora lived quietly in Oklahoma City. Kathryn changed her name to Lera Cleo Kelly and worked as a bookkeeper at the Oklahoma County Poor Farm, which was at that time a hospital and nursing home. Ora died in 1980, aged 92, followed by Kelly—aged 81—in 1985. Both women are buried at the Tecumseh Cemetery, near Oklahoma City.
Contributor: Victor P (49966113)