Kelly, Thomas C.
Sapulpa Herald
Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma
04-09-1995

Thomas C. Kelly, 76, of 15108 Greystone Dr., Sun City, Ariz., died Thursday, April 6, 1995, at a Phoenix, Ariz., hospital. He was born and reared in Sapulpa.

Services have been scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at the Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Sun City.

Kelly was born to Thomas G. and Elizabeth Kelly on July 24, 1918 in Sapulpa. His mother was the late Elizabeth Kelly Burton of Sapulpa.

Besides his parents, Kelly was preceded in death by his first wife, Phyllis.

Kelly retired from Monroe Calculating Co. in Phoenix as a branch manager in 1982. He frequently returned to Sapulpa for visits.

He was a graduate of Oklahoma State University with a bachelor of science degree and was a member of the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.

Kelly was a member of the Briarwood Country Club, Hillcrest Men’s Club, Arizona Country Club, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, and the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He was past president of the Sales and Marketing Executives organization in Phoenix.

He is survived by his wife, Thelma, of the home, and daughters Kay Hoffman, Alta Vista, Kan.; Susan Lawrence, Tampa, Fla.; Linda Neuser, Chandler, Ariz.; and Sonja Painter, Midland, Texas.

Survivors also include a brother, James Kelly, Tampa, Fla.; and sisters Joan Crane, Houston, Texas; Kathryn English, Moraga, Calif.; and Jane Osterday, Anderson, Calif.

Other survivors are six grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Memorials can be made to the American Cancer Society. The postal zip at Sun City is 85375.