This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0k.2ADE/4093 Message Board Post: Doris A. Kelley ©Daily Nonpareil 11/20/2006 Doris A. Kelley, age 76, of Woodbine, Iowa, passed away Sunday, Nov. 19, 2006, in Elkhorn, Neb. She is survived by her husband, Walter Kelley, of Woodbine, Iowa; six children, Linda and Larry Ramsey of Woodbine, Margaret Kelley and Pat Kelley, both of Council Bluffs, Warren Kelley of Woodbine, Dalene and David Clark of Bennington, Neb., Craig Kelley of Woodbine; and one brother, Delmar and Cheryl Thoms of Council Bluffs. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Fouts Funeral Home in Woodbine. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, at the United Methodist Church in Woodbine. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Doris Kelley Visitation: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 10:00 AM until 8:00 PM 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Family will receive friends Fouts Funeral Home 5th & Normal Street Woodbine, IA 51579 Service: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 10:30 AM First United Methodist Church 6th & Lincoln Way Streets Woodbine, IA 51579 Doris Anna (Thoms) Kelley was born January 26, 1930, to Walter and Anna (Oloff) Thoms in Council Bluffs. She was raised on a farm near Persia. Doris graduated from Woodbine Normal School in 1948 and taught rural school for two years. Doris married Dale Mullenix on June 3, 1950. Dale passed away on July 27, 1952. Doris then moved to Woodbine where she worked at Millard Hardware and then as a secretary for the school before returning to the teaching profession. After being chased by Walter Kelley, Doris and he decided to be married on February 27, 1955. This union brought together five children. In 1956 Craig was added to the family. Doris and Walter made their first home near Woodbine, then to Persia and back to the Kelley family farm in 1962. They retired and moved to Woodbine in the spring of 1991. Doris worked as a substitute teacher until all the kids graduated from high school. She made wedding cakes for many people as well as her daughters and granddaughters. Doris was very active in the Methodist Church. She was one of the founding members of the Thrift Shop, helped serve many funeral lunches as well as made hundreds of apple pies each year for several years. Doris was always ready to help with whatever the task was. She will always be remembered for the beautiful doilies, quilts, and numerous items that were made with love for her children and grandchildren. Doris died on Sunday, November 19, 2006, in Elkhorn, Nebraska at the age of 76 years, nine months and 24 days. Doris was preceded in death by her parents and her first husband, Dale. Doris is survived by her husband, Walter of Woodbine; six children, Linda (Larry) Ramsey of Woodbine, Margaret Kelley and Pat Kelley both of Council Bluffs, Warren Kelley of Woodbine, Dalene (David) Clark of Bennington, NE, and Craig Kelley of Woodbine; brother, Delmar (Cheryl) Thoms of Council Bluffs; nine grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral Services United Methodist Church Woodbine, Iowa Wednesday, November 22, 2006, at 10:30 am Clergy Rev. Shurmaine McAlpine Musicians Margaret Cotton & Max Poe Selections On Eagle’s Wings and Hymn of Promise Pall Bearers Steve Ball Tim Clark Rick Meeker Tom Kelley Justin Kelley Cory Furstenau Darin Smith Final Resting Place Woodbine Cemetery Woodbine, Iowa posted with permission from: Fouts Funeral Home Woodbine - Dunlap, IA www.foutsfuneralhome.com