Betty C. Kelley
July 5, 1925-Sept. 27, 2001
Mrs. Betty C. Kelley, 76, of Walhalla, Mich., formerly of Niles, Mich., passed away on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2001, in Mercy Hospital, Muskegon, Mich.
Betty was born on July 5, 1925, in Niles, to Robert and Lucile (Swartz) Mann, and married Gene Kelley on June 12, 1970, in Lansing, Mich.
Betty was preceded in death by her daughters, Sharon Thompson and Bonnie Praklet; her grandson, Ronald Barnett Jr.; and by her sister, Helene Barnes.
She will be lovingly remembered by her husband, Gene; her children, Shirley VanDurmen of Tehachapi, Calif., Vickie Johnson of Granger, Ind., Ronald "Bud" Barnett of Bonita Springs, Fla.; her stepchildren, Gary Kelley of Houston, Texas, Janet Kelley of Tampa, Fla., Kendrick (Sandie) Kelley and Kristi (Raymond) Breashears, all of Lansing; 20 grandchildren, seven step-grandchildren and 40 great-grandchildren; her brothers, Robert Mann of Oceanside, Calif., and Fredrick (Beverly) Mann of Niles; her sisters, Bertha Lifer of Ocala, Fla., Janice Fox and Carol (Donald) Mitchell, all of Niles, and Marjorie (Julian) Papcynski of Berrien Springs, Mich.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 1, in the Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, with Rev. Al Bastin of St. John's United Church of Christ officiating. Burial will take place at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, at 2 p.m. Monday.
Friends may meet with her family from 2 to 4 p.m. this afternoon, Sept. 30, in the Stephens Funeral Chapel, Scottville, Mich., or on Monday from 10 a.m. until time of services in the Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of donor's choice.
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