Margaret Kelly Sumter, South Carolina Obituary

Margaret Kelly

Margaret Garnett Kelly, 84, wife of the late Joe Scott Kelly for 58 years as their love grew in the cotton patch, they are now together in heaven as of Friday, January 13, 2017. Born in Clarendon County, June 7, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Joe Lee Garnett and the late Beulah Thigpen Garnett. She was member of Home Branch Baptist Church and was retired from Belk. Their marriage was blessed with four children. Survivors include three children, Joe S. Kelly, Jr. of Lexington, Sara Jo Kent (Kevin) of Pontiac, and Lisa Krouse (Paul) of Sumter; eight grandchildren, Don A. “D.J.” Kelly, Jr. (Amanda), Josh Kelly (Heather), Patrick Kelly (Christy), Nick Kelly, Kelly K. Wescott (Phillip), Johnathan Kent, Michael Kent, and Paul Joseph Krouse, Jr.; six great-grandchildren and one due in July; three brothers, Dargan Garnett, Raymond Garnett, and Jackie Garnett; three sisters, Earldine Brown, Evelyn Karoffa, and Ruth Chambers; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by a son and daughter-in-law Don A. Kelly, Sr. and Cheryl Bailey Kelly; four brothers; and three sisters. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at Home Branch Baptist Church with the Rev. Bennie Barwick officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Her grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday at Home Branch Baptist Church and other times at the home of Paul and Lisa Krouse, 130 Nash St. Memorials may be made to the Home Branch Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 1667 Stone Rd., Manning, SC 29102. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.
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Margaret Garnett Kelly, 84, wife of the late Joe Scott Kelly for 58 years as their love grew in the cotton patch, they are now together in heaven as of Friday, January 13, 2017. Born in Clarendon County, June 7, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Joe Lee Garnett and the late Beulah Thigpen Garnett. She was member of Home Branch Baptist Church and was retired from Belk. Their marriage was blessed with four children. Survivors include three children, Joe S. Kelly, Jr. of Lexington, Sara Jo Kent (Kevin) of Pontiac, and Lisa Krouse (Paul) of Sumter; eight grandchildren, Don A. “D.J.” Kelly, Jr. (Amanda), Josh Kelly (Heather), Patrick Kelly (Christy), Nick Kelly, Kelly K. Wescott (Phillip), Johnathan Kent, Michael Kent, and Paul Joseph Krouse, Jr.; six great-grandchildren and one due in July; three brothers, Dargan Garnett, Raymond Garnett, and Jackie Garnett; three sisters, Earldine Brown, Evelyn Karoffa, and Ruth Chambers; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by a son and daughter-in-law Don A. Kelly, Sr. and Cheryl Bailey Kelly; four brothers; and three sisters. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at Home Branch Baptist Church with the Rev. Bennie Barwick officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Her grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday at Home Branch Baptist Church and other times at the home of Paul and Lisa Krouse, 130 Nash St. Memorials may be made to the Home Branch Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 1667 Stone Rd., Manning, SC 29102. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

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Jan
16
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Monday, January 16 2017
01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Home Branch Baptist Church
2561 Home Branch Road
MANNING, SC 29102
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16
Service
Monday, January 16 2017
03:00 PM
Home Branch Baptist Church
2561 Home Branch Road
MANNING, SC 29102
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