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Pioneer Local Man Died in Oklahoma
A.H. (Uncle Ab) Kelley, aged about 79, died at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Betty McCoy, in Broken Bow, Oklahoma Tuesday (March 23, 1937) after an
illness extending over a period of several months. Deceased made his home
here practically all his life and was well known and liked by everyone in
the community. He was one of Delight's pioneer settlers. He is survived by a
daughter Mrs. Betty McCoy of Broken Bow, Oklahoma; two sisters Mrs. E.B.
Wingfield and Mrs. L.J. Lamb both of this place; and one brother Giles
Kelley of this place. The body was returned here Thursday morning for
burial. Funeral services, in charge of Eld. J.A. Copeland, were held at the
church of Christ and burial was in the local cemetery Thursday afternoon.
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Pike County Tribune, Volume 16, Number 7, March 26, 1937, page 1, column 5.
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