Mrs. Willie Mae Kelley

November 18, 1932 - January 5, 2017

Born in Ruston, LA and a resident of Baton Rouge, Willie Mae Ulmer Kelley passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 5, 2017. She was 84. She was a 1951 graduate of Baker High School and was also on the Homecoming Court. Visitation will be held at Zoar Baptist Church on Sunday, January 8 from 5:00pm – 8:00pm and Monday, January 9 at 9:00am until funeral services at 11:00am. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. She is survived by daughter Amanda Kelley Hamilton (Jerry), sons Kurt Kelley, Clifton W. (Buddy) Kelley, Jr. (Tammie), Timothy Kelley (Amy), and Sean Kelley (Tasha); grandchildren Kendall Hamilton Gatechair (Joey), Lauren Hamilton, Shana Hamilton, Rachel Kelley Godawa (Travis), Jeremy Kelley, Samantha Kelley, and Preston Kees; great-grandchildren Jaxson Bissel, Josiah Gatechair, Noah Gatechair, Levi Godawa, Luke Godawa, and Wyatt Kelley; brothers Lonnie Ulmer and Milvern Carpenter, Jr., sister Undray Vidrine and numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Clifton W. Kelley, Sr., daughter Melinda Kelley Kees, sister Carolyn Ulmer Cheek, and brother John Ulmer. Pallbearers will be Timothy Kelley, Jerry Hamilton, Joey Gatechair, Kyle Cutrer, Jeremy Kelley, and Craig Lasseigne. She recently retired from Wal-Mart in Central (where she was known to most as “Miss Willie”), was a member of Zoar Baptist Church, and formerly a member of Trinity Baptist Church. Special thanks to the many doctors, nurses, and personal care assistants at Baton Rouge General (Bluebonnet) and Clarity Hospice of Baton Rouge for their kindness and loving care. Miss Willie will be greatly missed but her feisty spirit lives on. She has earned her wings.