E.K. “Ken” Kelly

Published 6:00 am Thursday, January 29, 2004

Services for E.K. “Ken” Kelly of Cumming, Ga., are 11 a.m.,Friday, Jan. 30, at Cumming Baptist Church.

Visitation is Thursday from 2-4 p.m., and 6-8 p.m., at McDonaldand Son Funeral Home and Crematory in Cumming.

Mr. Kelly 83, died Jan. 27, 2004. He was born inHarrisville.

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He was retired from Southern Bell with 41 and a half years. Hestarted as a technician in the field and retired in the engineeringdepartment at BellSouth headquarters. He served in World War II inthe African, Italian and Southern France campaigns in Gen. Patton’sThird Army. He served in the Korean Conflict as Master Sergeant andearned two Bronze stars. He worked in real estate with NorthsideRealty, where he was a successful member of the Million DollarClub.

Survivors are his wife of 56 years, Luna Kelly; his daughtersand sons-in-law, Jan and Rick Henderson of Bethlehem, Ga., andBarbara and Dan Palermo of Roswell, Ga.; his son anddaughter-in-law, Steve Sr. and Jane Kelly of Alpharetta, Ga.; andhis grandsons, Steve Kelly Jr., Michael Remick, Tyler Kelly andAaron Palermo.