St. Clair County Obits

HAROLD DEAN KELLEY

Hill & Son Funeral Home, LLC
October 26, 1933 - August 16, 2005 - Harold Dean Kelley, the son of Bruce and Lois (Bruce) Kelley, was born on October 26, 1933 in Desha, Arkansas. He passed away on August 16, 2005 in Lenexa Kansas, surrounded by his daughters. Dean attended college at Murray, Kentucky. He joined the Air Force in 1954 and worked as a computer engineer. He served one tour in Viet Nam and was stationed at many bases in the United States, Japan and Africa. He retired from the Air Force in 1974, and then worked for Unisys as an independent contractor to Whiteman Air Force Base. He retired in 1993. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Charles Kelley, and wife Janet Auld Kelley. He is survived by his children, John Hannum of Iola, Kansas, Deanna Gobble and husband Jim of Baltimore, Maryland, Wendy Arwood and husband Randy of Appleton City, Missouri, Susan Hamilton and husband Mike of Anchorage, Alaska, Sandy Kelley of Lenexa, Kansas and Jodi Mears and husband Derrick of Bellingham, Washington, sister, Carol Jean Robinson and husband Jim of Frankfort, Kentucky, brother, Wesley Kelley and wife Donna of St. Louis, Missouri, aunt, Jean Insell and husband Charles of Desha, Arkansas, grandchildren, Danny Gobble, Ryan Solusod, Amie Neal, Kyle Arwood, Jade Mears, Frank, Luke, Matt and Johnny Hannum, great-grandchildren, Haylee and Kaden Sieleman, several cousins, nieces and nephews. He was a loving husband, father, brother, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend. He loved all sports and played basketball in high school, and baseball and basketball in college and in the Air Force. He also loved playing pinochle, darts, ping-pong and attending auctions. He loved camping and was a member of the Wings around Tiger Town camping club based in Columbia, Missouri. He spent the winter months of every year in Harlingen, Texas at the Fig Tree RV Resort. He loved camping and traveled many miles in his motor home. He will be missed by all who had the privilege of knowing him.