The funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, April 22, 2023, at Shelton Temple Church of God and Christ, Second Street, Buena Vista, Georgia. Burial will follow at New Fellowship Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Ga Hwy 41 South, Buena Vista, Georgia.
Graveside services, including burials, are likely to be held on ground that is uneven, which is out of the control of Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc. We ask that you take this into consideration when choosing footwear, such as shoes with high, thin heels. Please be advised that Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc. will not be held responsible for injuries at a grave site because of this.
John was born March 5, 1973, in Americus, Sumter County, Georgia to Elder Charlie Kelley and the late Missionary Edith Tymes Kelley. John was a 1991 graduate of Tri-County High School. He continued his education at South Georgia Technical College whereas he acquired his degree in Cosmetology. Later in life he became the owner of J E Kelley Construction Company.
John was preceded in death by his mother, Edith Tymes Kelley and also by his step-mother, Jewel Kelley. His survivors include a daughter, Zanna R. Terry, Columbus, Georgia; his father, Elder Charlie Kelley, Buena Vista, Georgia; five siblings, Reginald A. Kelley, Columbus, Georgia, Margie L. Kelley, Buena Vista, Georgia, Carol A. Lott (Olin), New Orleans, LA., Charles Henry Kelley, Jr., Buena Vista, Georgia and James Timothy Kelley, (Ieisha), Grove Town, Georgia; aunts and uncles, Irene Smith, Fayetteville, Georgia, Julia Woody (Mathew), Mary L. Walton, Buena Vista, Georgia, Willie James Kelley, Richland, Georgia, Bobby D. Kelley (Earnestine) Buena Vista, Georgia, Allen Tymes (Peggy) Griffin, Georgia and Essie Tymes, Weston, Florida; god mothers, Evelyn Johnson, Ft. Mitchell, Alabama, Annette Jones; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.