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Albert Gardner "Jiggs" Kelley Obituary:
Mr. Kelley was born on October 4, 1923 in Parks Camp, an oilfield boom town, seven miles from Breckenridge, Texas. He was a graduate of Breckenridge High School and attended North Texas State Teacher's College.He was a Veteran of World War II, First Class Machinist Mate, serving in the United States Navy on the U.S.S. San Bernardino, on the Destroyer U.S.S. Allen, and on the Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Commencement Bay.Mr. Kelley married Bobbye Jean Bean, also from Breckenridge, Texas, in 1946. She preceded him in death in 1964. He later married Doris Wessbaum from Wichita Falls in 1967. She preceded him in death in 2004.He became a Journeyman Carman after a 4 year apprenticeship with American Refrigerator Transit Company in Pueblo, Colorado. He moved to Wichita Falls in 1950 where he was a car inspector for the Fort Worth and Denver Railroad for 32 years and retired in 1982. He was a member of the 1st Baptist Church in Breckenridge.Survivors include sons, sister, brother; 4 Grandchildren and 5 Great-Grandchildren. Memorials: William R. Courtney State Veteran's Home in Temple, TexasService: Thursday, July 23, 2009, 11:00 A.M.Melton-Kitchens Funeral Home Chapel of Memories

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Birth	4 Oct 1923	Stephens County, Texas
Census (family)-shared	5 Apr 1940	(Lawrence Pike Kelley and Gracey Jewell Johnson) Precinct 1, Breckenridge, Stephens County, Texas
Marriage	1946	Bobbye Jean Bean
Residence	1 Aug 2004	Archer City, Archer County, Texas
Death	20 Jul 2009	Texas
Burial		Breckenridge Cemetery, Stephens County, Texas

Spouse	Bobbye Jean Bean (1929 - 1964)
Child	Living
Child	Living

Spouse

Doris Emma Davidson (1914 - 2004)

Father	Lawrence Pike Kelley (1896 - 1973)
Mother	Gracey Jewell Johnson (1903 - 1974)
Sibling	Samuel Lawrence Kelley (1921 - 1992)
Sibling	Helen Florence Kelley (1929 - 2016)
Sibling	Living

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