Robert John Kelly, 89, husband of Mary Lee Burriss Kelly, died Saturday, August 15, 2009 at Covenant Towers in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Known by his many friends over the years as Bob, he was born April 16, 1920 in Springfield, Ohio, a son of the late James S. Kelly and Margaret Riley Kelly. A graduate of Springfield Central Catholic High School and The Ohio State University with a B.S. degree in Business Administration, specializing in Personnel Management, he was preceded in death by a daughter Susan E. Kelly and a brother James Kelly. Bob Kelly was a veteran of World War II, having served as an artillery officer in the U.S. Army in the European Theater and later in the Army of Occupation, stationed in Vienna at the Four Powers Headquarters, achieving the rank of Captain while in active service. He continued in the U.S. Army Reserves until 1953, retiring with the rank of Major. Following his military service overseas, he had a long and successful business career with the Mead Corporation, a leading manufacturer of paper and paper products, serving in a number of managerial and executive positions in various locations, including as Vice President of Human Resources at Mead Containers in Cincinnati, Ohio and later as Director of Human Resources of the Mead Corporation in Dayton, Ohio. He resided in Cincinnati for many years, retiring to Garden City, South Carolina in 1982. He was a parishioner of St. Andrew Catholic Church in Myrtle Beach in the years prior to his death. Survivors, in addition to his wife, are: one daughter Margaret A. Grayson and her husband Dennis of Rocklin, California; three sons, Richard R. Kelly and his wife Carol of Boston, Massachusetts, Gerald E. Kelly and his wife Beverly of Loveland, Ohio and David C. Kelly and his wife Anne of Edgewood, Kentucky; and seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. A Memorial Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 10 at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 8815 E. Kemper Road, Montgomery, from 10 AM until Mass at 11 AM. Memorial contributions may be made to either the National Parkinson Foundation, 1501 NW 9th Ave., Bob Hope Rd., Miami, FL 33136-1494 or to St. Andrew Catholic Church, 503 37th Ave. N, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577.

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Saturday, October 10, 2009 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Good Shepherd Catholic Church 8815 East Kemper Road Cincinnati 45249, United States

Service

Saturday, October 10, 2009 11:00 AM Good Shepherd Catholic Church 8815 East Kemper Road Cincinnati 45249, United States