Paul Eugene Kelly, 83, of rural Lagro, Indiana, died at 8:28 p.m., Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. He was born January 8, 1933 in Wabash County, Indiana to Jesse and Edna (Sopher) Kelly.
Paul was a 1951 graduate of Laketon High School, and served in the United States Air Force. He married Bonnie Bever near Clare, Indiana, on April 30, 1955. He worked for Honeywell, Inc. in Wabash from 1951-1953, and retired from General Motors in Marion, Indiana after 30 years. Paul was a member of Wabash North Wesleyan Church and was on the Wabash County Sheriffs Reserve for 36 years. He enjoyed cutting wood, gardening, and yard work.
He is survived by his wife, Bonnie Kelly of rural Lagro, two daughters, Sheryl Kelly of Attica, Indiana, and Debra Allard of rural Lagro, two grandsons, Cory Allard of Wabash, and Joshua Allard of rural Lagro, great-granddaughter, Laya Allard, of Wabash, three brothers, Leroy (Joan) Kelly and Donald M. (Jeanie) Kelly both of Wabash, and John (Biljana) Kelly of Evansville, Indiana, four sisters, Margie (Bill) Bell, and Joann (David) Thrush, both of Fort Worth, Texas, Willadean (John) Tschantz of Wabash, and Jeanette Pearson of Las Vegas, Nevada, and sister-in-law, Patsy Kelly of Cromwell, Indiana. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Charles Kelly, and sister, Margaret Kelly.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, April 11, 2016 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with David Phillips officiating. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 2-6 p.m., Sunday, April 10 at the funeral home.