Don Kelley

Don Kelley, age 61 of Greenville passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at Montgomery County Nursing and Rehab Center in Taylor Springs, IL. Funeral services will be conducted Friday March 3, 2016 at 7 PM at Young Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery in Hamel, IL on Saturday, March 4, 2017. Friends may call Friday, March 3, 2017 from 4 pm until service time at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the family to be specifically designated for the Muscular Dystrophy Association research and treatment of muscular dystrophy.

Don was born on July 5, 1955 in Highland, IL to Samuel and Ruth (Henkhaus) Kelley. He was married to the former Susan Smith of Greenville, IL and she survives. He leaves behind their three sons, Patrick Kelley and his wife Amy of Greenville, Jay Kelley of Greenville, and Evan Kelley and his wife Hannah of Trenton, IL, he is also survived by two grandchildren Hazel Grace Kelley and Luke Donald Bradley, along with his siblings Jane Monken of O'Fallon, MO, June Kelley-Perez and her husband Michael of Kennedate, TX, Lee Kelley of Edwardsville, IL, and Judy Blake and her husband Richard of Highland, IL, along with several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother - in-law Delmar Monken.

He attended at St. Paul Lutheran School in Hamel, IL and graduated from Highland High School in 1973. He attended Belleville Area College and studied to be a radiologic technologist. He was employed at Greenville Regional Hospital in the radiology department his whole career of 35 years, a portion of that time as department director.

Don enjoyed boating, water skiing, hunting, fast and fancy cars, and watching Cardinal baseball. He also enjoyed coaching his his sons' baseball teams when they were young. He was a member of the Greenville First Christian Church

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