James G. Kelly went to be with the Lord at his home in Oliver Springs on Monday, Oct. 28, 2013.
He was born to Dan C. and Anna B. Kelly on Sept. 14, 1923. He proudly served his country as a Marine in World War II. He was wounded on the island of Iwo Jima following 19 days in battle.
He was employed at Union Carbide for 10 years, and he was a Roane Country bus driver for 37 years. He operated his own business, Kelly’s store in Oliver Springs, for 25 years. He was a 50-year member of Omega Masonic Lodge #536 F & AM, a Scottish Rite member, a deacon of First Baptist Church, and a member of the Oliver Springs Historical Society. [Read more…]