Emily Maxine Washington

Personal and Family Information

Emily was born on 18 SEP 1911 in Burlingame, Osage County, Kansas, the daughter of William G. Washington and Edna Clara Truesdale.

She died on 24 MAR 1993 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.

Her husband was Zell I. [Mike] Kelley, who she married on 24 JUL 1929 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. Their five known children were Elbert Lee (c1930-c1930), Mary V. (c1932-?), Patsy M. (c1934-?), Franklin D. (c1936-?) and Zell I. (c1938-?).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

!Obituary: [The Topeka Capital-Journal, Friday, 26 Mar 1993, page 3-C, col. 3] -- Emily Maxine Kelly --

!P: AUBURN -- Emily Maxine Kelly, 81, Auborn, died Wednesday, March 24, 1993, in a Topeka doctor's office.

!P: Mrs. Kelly and her husband farmed many years south of Auborn.

!P: She was born Sept. 19, 1911, aouthwest of Burlingame, the daughter of William and Edna Truesdale Washington. She grew up in the Burlingame community and attended Burlingame schools.

!P: She was married to Zell I. "Mike" Kelly July 24, 1929, at Topeka. He died Dec. 21, 1986. A son, Elbert Lee Kelly, died in infancy.

!P: Survivors include two daughters, Mary V. Ard, Osage City, and Patsy M. Jones, Verona, Va.; two sons, Franklin D. Kelly, Carbondale, and Zell I. Kelly Jr., Rossville; two sisters, Lillian Blair, Topeka, and Virginia, surname and address unavailable; nine grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.

!P: Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Auborn United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Auborn Cemetery. Mrs. Kelly will lie in state after 4 p.m. today at Carey Funeral Home in Burlingame. Memorial contributions may be made to the Auborn United Methodist Church. --