Roy Kelly

Roy Anderson Kelly, 97, 0f Waco, died Wednesday, August 11, 2021. He was born on November 20, 1923, in Hornbeck, Louisiana, to Alice Lea Skinner Kelly and Melvin Fernandez Kelly.

Roy was proud to serve in the United States Marine Corp during World War II. He was married to his childhood sweetheart, Della Mae Kelly, for 65 years.  He loved his job, retiring from Texaco as a Mechanical Engineer after over thirty years of service.  He was a patriot who deeply loved God, his family and his country.

Survivors include his daughters, Donna Burson and her husband, Rex, of Granbury Tricia Raley and her husband, Steve, of McGregor; grandchildren, Erin Phillips and her husband, Chris, of Tyler; Matthew Raley and his wife, Aimee, of Houston; Allison Crawford and her husband, Scott, of Arlington; and Ashley Nicolle and her husband, Bryan, of Arlington; great-grandchildren, Cambria Pierce, Cameron Phillips, Gracelyn Crawford, Rhyder Nicolle, Rylee Phillips, Judson Phillips, and Aiden Raley.

A gathering of Mr. Kelly’s family and friends will be 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland. His funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, August 22, 2021, at Broussard’s, with his interment to follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches.

Memorial contributions may be made in Mr. Kelly’s memory to Family Legacy Missions, 5005 West Royal Lane #252, Irving, Texas 75063.

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