TG Kelley was one of ten children of Daisy Maud Hurt Kelley and Iley Edgar Kelley. He married Ernestine Clara Winston on June 6, 1943 and was the proud father of two daughters. He was a WWII veteran as were three of his brothers.
He fought an amazing battle with cancer with patience, a positive attitude and a warm, inviting sense of humor that made those who visited him feel they had spent time with an amazing man. He was a tender, funny, soft-spoken, wonderful father. He was a poet who shared his skills in birthday cards and letters to family and friends.
Mom and Dad met at a skating rink in 1940. Dad had just begun basic training in preparation for WWII. He had many duties in his five years of service. He was the pitcher for the Eglin Guards baseball team and pitched a no hitter game. They were married in 1943. During their courtship, mother wrote in her prayer book, "Auf Wiedersehen".
Her mother's side of the family had all come from Germany. She once told me it meant "Until we meet again." Daddy's Irish wit would often get the best of her through the years as he tried to purposely mispronounce it in order to get the flames in her eyes to light up. The two of them held the secret to how much it meant to them. They truly admired each others' strengths and were deeply in love for a lifetime.
After dad passed away, she ordered the headstone for the two of them and handed a correctly spelled phrase to the monument company saying.."make sure you get this right." So now their bodies lay silently side by side...their loving souls in Heaven...no more apart...no more to say.."Auf Wiedersehen".
They rest near his parents, brothers and sisters across from the little Simsboro Baptist Church.
He fought an amazing battle with cancer with patience, a positive attitude and a warm, inviting sense of humor that made those who visited him feel they had spent time with an amazing man. He was a tender, funny, soft-spoken, wonderful father. He was a poet who shared his skills in birthday cards and letters to family and friends.
Mom and Dad met at a skating rink in 1940. Dad had just begun basic training in preparation for WWII. He had many duties in his five years of service. He was the pitcher for the Eglin Guards baseball team and pitched a no hitter game. They were married in 1943. During their courtship, mother wrote in her prayer book, "Auf Wiedersehen".
Her mother's side of the family had all come from Germany. She once told me it meant "Until we meet again." Daddy's Irish wit would often get the best of her through the years as he tried to purposely mispronounce it in order to get the flames in her eyes to light up. The two of them held the secret to how much it meant to them. They truly admired each others' strengths and were deeply in love for a lifetime.
After dad passed away, she ordered the headstone for the two of them and handed a correctly spelled phrase to the monument company saying.."make sure you get this right." So now their bodies lay silently side by side...their loving souls in Heaven...no more apart...no more to say.."Auf Wiedersehen".
They rest near his parents, brothers and sisters across from the little Simsboro Baptist Church.
TG Kelley was one of ten children of Daisy Maud Hurt Kelley and Iley Edgar Kelley. He married Ernestine Clara Winston on June 6, 1943 and was the proud father of two daughters. He was a WWII veteran as were three of his brothers.
He fought an amazing battle with cancer with patience, a positive attitude and a warm, inviting sense of humor that made those who visited him feel they had spent time with an amazing man. He was a tender, funny, soft-spoken, wonderful father. He was a poet who shared his skills in birthday cards and letters to family and friends.
Mom and Dad met at a skating rink in 1940. Dad had just begun basic training in preparation for WWII. He had many duties in his five years of service. He was the pitcher for the Eglin Guards baseball team and pitched a no hitter game. They were married in 1943. During their courtship, mother wrote in her prayer book, "Auf Wiedersehen".
Her mother's side of the family had all come from Germany. She once told me it meant "Until we meet again." Daddy's Irish wit would often get the best of her through the years as he tried to purposely mispronounce it in order to get the flames in her eyes to light up. The two of them held the secret to how much it meant to them. They truly admired each others' strengths and were deeply in love for a lifetime.
After dad passed away, she ordered the headstone for the two of them and handed a correctly spelled phrase to the monument company saying.."make sure you get this right." So now their bodies lay silently side by side...their loving souls in Heaven...no more apart...no more to say.."Auf Wiedersehen".
They rest near his parents, brothers and sisters across from the little Simsboro Baptist Church.
He fought an amazing battle with cancer with patience, a positive attitude and a warm, inviting sense of humor that made those who visited him feel they had spent time with an amazing man. He was a tender, funny, soft-spoken, wonderful father. He was a poet who shared his skills in birthday cards and letters to family and friends.
Mom and Dad met at a skating rink in 1940. Dad had just begun basic training in preparation for WWII. He had many duties in his five years of service. He was the pitcher for the Eglin Guards baseball team and pitched a no hitter game. They were married in 1943. During their courtship, mother wrote in her prayer book, "Auf Wiedersehen".
Her mother's side of the family had all come from Germany. She once told me it meant "Until we meet again." Daddy's Irish wit would often get the best of her through the years as he tried to purposely mispronounce it in order to get the flames in her eyes to light up. The two of them held the secret to how much it meant to them. They truly admired each others' strengths and were deeply in love for a lifetime.
After dad passed away, she ordered the headstone for the two of them and handed a correctly spelled phrase to the monument company saying.."make sure you get this right." So now their bodies lay silently side by side...their loving souls in Heaven...no more apart...no more to say.."Auf Wiedersehen".
They rest near his parents, brothers and sisters across from the little Simsboro Baptist Church.
Inscription
Auf Weidersein
(Until we meet, again)
The roses engraved in their monument are a tribute to his love for growing anything, especially roses. He loved hours and hours in his garden and said that is when he felt closest to God.
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