Robert Wayne Kelly
March 25 1956 – May 2 2022
Deborah Evans Kelly
March 20 1959 – November 29 2011
Robert Wayne Kelly, 66, entered into his heavenly home on Monday, May 2, 2022. He was born on March 25, 1956 to the late Evelyn Jackson Kelly and the late Robert Hollis Kelly.
Mr. Kelly was a wonderful father and friend. He was the happiest man ever known, and was full of fun and love for all he met. The world was truly a better place because he wholeheartedly loved and served everyone he met. He was the founder and owner of O’Kelly’s, until retirement and a former pastor and minister.
Mr. Kelly is survived by five sons, Gerald Kelly (Lisa), Joseph Kelly, Jason Kelly (Rebekah), Jonathan Kelly and Joshua Kelly; one daughter, Grace Kelly Bradner (Derek); six grandchildren; three sisters, Jean Armstrong, Barbara Broehm and Doris Yancey.
A funeral was held on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at 2 p.m. at Emmanuel Pentecostal Holiness Church, with Reverend Gerald Kelly and Reverend Bill Preskitt officiating.
Deborah Evans Kelly, 52, of 3280 Dry Fork Road, Dry Fork, Virginia, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at Danville Regional Medical Center, Danville, VA. She was born March 20, 1959 in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Clara Sweatt Evans and the late Paul Evans. She was a member of the Church of Truth in Martinsville, VA and also attended Emmanuel Pentecostal Holiness Church in Dry Fork, VA. Mrs. Kelly dedicated her life to the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. A devoted mother, she was a professional home engineer and an outstanding home school teacher of 28 years. She co-owned and operated O’Kellys Deli and Pastries in Danville with her loving family.
She is survived by one daughter: Grace Kelly, of Danville, five sons: Gerald Kelly and wife Lisa, Joseph Kelly, Jason Kelly, Jonathan Kelly, and Joshua Kelly, all of Danville, three sisters: Toni Hellwig and her late husband Reggie of Warner Robbins, GA, Gail Springs and husband Boogie of Florence, SC, and Jeannie Blackwell and husband Thurmond of Hartsville, SC, two brothers: Paul Evans and wife Donna of Gastonia, NC, and Lonnie Evans of Dillon, SC, one granddaughter: Alannah Kelly, of Danville, two nieces, five nephews and beloved friends Kenny and Leigh Latchum, and a host of others.
Funeral services were held at Emmanuel Pentecostal Holiness Church, Dry Fork, with Rev. Bill Preskitt officiating.
Interment in the church cemetery.