1923

Thelma Dowey was born on 19 Nov 1923 in Elgin, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA a child of Glenn Albert Dowey and Effie Abbott Dowey.

1930

Thelma Dorney was counted in the census on 28 Apr 1930 in Wateree, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA, as a 6-year-old, female, single, white, daughter. Also in the home was her father, G A Dorney; her mother, Effie Dorney, and her brother, Melvin Dorney.

1940

Helma Dowey was counted in the census on 08 May 1940 in Wateree, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA, as a 16-year-old, female, single, white, daughter. Also in the home was her father, Glen Dowey; her mother, Effie Dowey, and her brother, Melvin Dowey.

1946

When she was 22, she married Daniel Edward Kelly, son of Adolphus Kelly and Catherine Camilia Starnes, on 01 Jun 1946 in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA.

1960

On April 9, 1960, Mrs. Thelma Kelly was mentioned as the living daughter in the obituary of Glenn A. Dowey.

1969

On 10 Jan 1969, Mrs Thelma Kelly was mentioned as a living sister in the obituary of Mr G Melvin Dowey.

1986

On 08 Jan 1986, Mrs Thelma Dowey Kelly was mentioned as the living wife in the obituary of Dan E Kelly.

2005

She died on 17 May 2005 in Elgin, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA. She was buried on 20 May 2005 in Elgin, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA at Blaney Baptist Church Cemetery. 

Thelma Kelly

ELGIN – Funeral services for Thelma Dowey Kelly, 81, will be held Friday, May 20, 2005, at 2:00 p.m. at Blaney Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Ron Farrar and Courtney Joyner will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service in the church fellowship hall. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, Palmetto Chapter, P.O. Box 7044, Columbia, SC 29202-7044 or to Blaney Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 1400 Blaney Road, Elgin, SC 29045. Kornegay Funeral Home Lugoff Elgin Chapel is in charge.

Mrs. Kelly, widow of Dan E. Kelly, died Tuesday, May 17, 2005. Born in Blaney, SC, she was the daughter of the late Glenn Dowey and Effie Abbott Dowey. Mrs. Kelly and her husband were owners of the Blaney Restaurant in her early years. Later, Mrs. Kelly participated in a number of civic activities in the town of Elgin. She was a lifetime member of Blaney Baptist Church.

Surviving are a daughter, Martha K. Moore of Poquoson, Va., formerly of Lugoff, and granddaughter, Kelly Moore Joyner and her husband, Courtney, of Poquoson, Va. She was predeceased by a brother, Melvin Dowey and son-in-law, Michael Moore.

The family would like to extend their thanks and appreciation to the staffs of White Oak Manor and Providence Hospital for their compassion during this time.

RITES

Thelma Dowey Kelly, 81, of Elgin, at 2 p.m. at Blaney Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Kornegay funeral home, Lugoff, Elgin Chapel, is in charge.