Nelda Mae Kelly

1928 - 2018  (89 years)

• Name	Nelda Mae Kelly  [1, 2]
  Born	13 Dec 1928	Florida   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	20 Sep 2018	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [2]
  Buried	Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Notes	In her annotated transcription of the Gravel Hill Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary shows her as a daughter of J. D. Kelley and Lola Chavis. Nelda Mae Chance, 89, passed away Thursday, September 20, 2018 at her residence in Hemphill, Texas. She was born December 13, 1928 in Florida to J. D. Kelly and Isabelle Chaves Kelly. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Nelda had moved to Sabine County in 1955 and shortly thereafter became a member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church where she remained an active member for the rest of her life. She enjoyed working and over the years she could often be found plowing fields behind a mule or later, on a tractor. When she wasn't working, she enjoyed gardening, quilting, and sewing. Nelda was preceded in death by her husband, J. D. Chance and daughters, Nelly V. and Jenny Conn. She is survived by her daughters, Peggy Diane Brown and husband, Truett; Gladystine Randolph and husband, Butch; Betty Sue Stabbs and husband, Mike; andMary Frances Perimon and husband, Billy; brother, P. Joe Kelly; sisters, Daisy Pond and Dorothy Germann; 11 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday, September 21, 2018 at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 4984 Gravel Hill Rd., Hemphill, Texas under the direction of Starr Funeral Home with Bro. Don Snider officiating. Burial will follow services in Gravel Hill Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers are Heath Perimon, Brian Brown, Jason Conn, Chris Wagstaff, Michael Wagstaff, Chad Randolph, and Justin Randolph. Online condolences can be made at starrfuneralhome.com. Downloaded from Starr Funeral Home website Also published in the Sabine County Reporter
  Person ID	I39555	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2021

  
  

  Family	James D. Chance,   b. 13 Jul 1923, Texas ,   d. 9 Jan 1991  (Age 67 years)
  Married	Y  [1]
  Children	1. Nellie V. Chance,   b. 26 Nov 1948, Santa Rosa County, Florida ,   d. 26 Nov 1948, Santa Rosa County, Florida  (Age 0 years)   2. Gladystine Chance,   b. 29 Apr 1950, Florida ,   d. 24 May 2020, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 70 years)   3. Jenny Faye Chance,   b. Abt 1955, Jay, Santa Rosa County, Florida ,   d. 24 Mar 2016, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2012
  Family ID	F11993	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Dec 1928 - Florida Died - 20 Sep 2018 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Buried - - Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S607] McCary, Kay P. "Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/. [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), September 26, 2018, page 8 (Reliability: 3).