No source noted, penciled date September 22, 1922, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. JOHN E. KELLY DIES AT HOSPITAL End Comes to Well Known Republican after an Illness of Four Years and an Operation John Edward Kelly, age 50 years, died yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at the city hospital after an illness of about four years. The trouble started after an infected jaw and complications arose that caused his death. An operation was performed at the hospital but to no avail. Mr. Kelly was born in Bloomington March 7, 1872. He received his education in the local public schools. Graduating from the Bloomington High School in 1888, he entered Indiana University. In 1892, he graduated from the University. After getting out of school he practiced law with the firm of Duncan and Batman here, which he continued for many years, then became Republican county clerk and continued in politics until his health forced him to give it up. Six years ago he entered the employ of the Showers Brothers Company and was a foreman at their factory at the time of his death. In November 1906 he married Miss Della Bower of St. Louis and to this union was born four children, Kathleen, age 9 years, Ruth, age 7, Charles Albert, age 5 and Joseph, age 2. Mr. Kelly was a prominent Republican and very active and loyal to his party. He was deputy county clerk under Joseph M. Campbell. He was an ardent member of the Catholic Church and leaves a host of friends here. His mother, who lives on West 4th Street, is well known to all people of the city. She was one of the first teachers of the Central School, South College Avenue. Besides his wife, children and mother, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. A. J. Veneman of Evansville and two brothers, James, West 4th Street, and Joseph of Demming, New Mexico. The funeral will be held Monday morning at nine o'clock at the St. Charles Catholic Church in charge of the Rev. Father Joseph Lannert. Interment at Rose Hill. The pallbearers will be Eugene Kerr, Phillip Carr, Frank Murphy, Lawrence Schwab, Homer Spencer and David Turpin.