Orran Kelley, 91, formerly of Orange and Woodville, passed away on April 26, 2015, at Frank Tejeda State Veterans Home in Floresville.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 30, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be longtime family friend, Pastor Clifton Rankin of Reformed Presbyterian Church in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery in Orange.
Visitation will be 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.
Born in Saline, Louisiana, on February 23, 1924, he was the son of B.T. Kelley and Lillie (Ford) Kelley. Orran served in the Army Air Corps from 1942-1946. He graduated from Sam Houston State College with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and worked as an electrician for DuPont Sabine River works. He was a lifelong active Southern Baptist and enjoyed traveling with the Texas Baptist Men’s Building Association for different mission trips. Orran was an avid gardener and loved to go fishing and hunting.
He is preceded in death by his parents, B.T. and Lillie Kelley; wife, Marie Cunningham Kelley; daughter, Bonnye Sue Burton; and his siblings, Maxine Horton, George Ray Kelley, and Bobby Kelley.
Orran is survived by his children, Martha Siler and husband, Johnny of Edmond, Oklahoma, Beverley Coborn and husband, Daniel of League City, and Rebecca Atkins and husband, Brian of Orange; nine grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers will be his grandsons, Jason Booher, Jonathan Siler, Justin Cordova, Jeremey Booher, Luke Cordova, and nephew, Mike Kelley. Honorary pallbearers are his sons-in-law, Johnny Siler, Daniel Coborn, and Brian Atkins.
Condolences
Ginger Rogers Aldrich
April 23, 2023
I’m just reading this information and just want to send love - many memories of Thanksgivings in Orange at Mom & Pop Kelley’s, with Orran, Ray, Marie & Aline and all the family. My sister was Barbara Kelley married to Bobby J - The Kelley clan meant a lot to our Rogers family.
Anonymous
April 30, 2015
Basket of Memories was purchased for the family of Orran Kelley.
Stephen Ward
April 29, 2015
Great memories of lots of time our families spent together. You girl cousins were the sisters that I never had and we had such a wonderful time together at holidays and during the summers, catching crabs and eating them, swimming and fishing. Our prayers are with you, we love you . Steve and Debbie Ward
Kelley Jensen
April 29, 2015
So many great memories of Oran and you all. You are in our prayers. Kelley (Payton) and Pete Jensen.
Suzy Hammett Permenter
April 29, 2015
Becky, so many good memories of your father. Going with him up to the camp. Trying to teach me how to hunt squirrels. too many to count. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your sisters.
James & Margarite Cunningham
April 28, 2015
JAMES & MARGARITE CUNNINGHAM purchased the Garden of Serenity Bouquet for the family of Orran Kelley.