Ima Wisenbaker Kelley, 93, longtime resident of Beaumont, died September 11, 2004 at Memorial Hermann Hospital Southwest in Houston.
A native of Baber, Texas, Mrs. Kelley was a 1928 graduate of Beaumont High School and attended Chenier Business College. During World War II, she worked in the payroll office at the Pennsylvania Shipyard. A former Sunday School teacher at Calvary Baptist Church and an active member of Calder Baptist Church in Beaumont where she was in the Elizabeth Sunday School Class, Ima was also a member of the Eastern Star Chapter #823 and a Life Master Bridge Player. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and leaves behind many friends and family to cherish her memory.
Her husband of fifty-four years, Gordon Lee Kelley, preceded her in death. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Betty and Van McDufffie of Houston; grandchildren, Marsha Salyers and her husband David, and Mark McDuffie and his wife, Pam; four great grandchildren, Travis Salyers, Austin Salyers, Lance Pefferkorn, and Tyler McDuffie; niece, Mrs. H.W. Miller of Beaumont; great niece, Phyllis Miller of Beaumont; and nephew, Raymond Wisenbaker and his wife, Emogene of Clearlake, Texas.
Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin, followed by burial at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will be Tuesday, September 14, 2004 from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at the mortuary.
Memorial contributions may be made to Calder Baptist Church, 1005 N. 11th St., Beaumont, Texas 77702.
