Lena Pearl Kelley

Visitation will be held on Monday, June 25, 2018 from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 204 E Ash St, Columbia, MO. Funeral services will follow at 1:00 pm at the church. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Lena was born on July 28, 1941 in Callaway County, MO the daughter of Vollie and Nellie (Holland) Johnson who preceded her in death. She was married in Columbia, MO to Phillip Kelley who preceded her in death in 2002. She worked for the University Hospital for 45 years, retiring as a sterilizing tech.

Survivors include: her son, Arbie Johnson (Debbie) of Columbia, MO; one brother, James W Johnson (Stella); several grandchildren; Isaiah Warren, which she raised as her own; and step-children, William Gatewood (Hattie) and Finnette Gatewood. She was also preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.