William "Bill" Kelley, 79, of El Dorado, stepped into glory Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at the John R. Williamson Hospice House. He was born June 22, 1941 to the late Howard and Leola Anderson Kelley in El Dorado, AR.
Bill spent seven years in the United States Army, he worked as a salesman for Murphy Motors; Performance Chevrolet in Camden and was the former owner of Kelley Auto Sales. Bill was a member of Iron Mountain Baptist Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and gardening. Bill lived a genuine life of faith and honesty and will be truly missed.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Debbie Bates Kelley; daughter, Joy Kelley, and sons, Ryan Brown and Tyler Brown, brothers, Robert O. Kelley; Jack Kelley, Cliff Kelley, Walter Kelley; and grandsons, Connor Kelley, Luke Brown, Luther Brown, and Ross Stringfellow.
Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 pm. Thursday, July 9, 2020 at Young's. We are complying with the Arkansas Department of Health guidelines and limiting indoor funerals and visitations to 50 people at one time. All attendees must provide and wear their own masks before entering.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 10 at Iron Mountain Baptist Church with Rev. Allen Grimmett officiating. Burial will be at 2 pm at Leek Drake Cemetery in Star City, AR under the direction of Young's Funeral Directors.
Serving as pallbearers will be Dillon Darden, Russell Darden, Gregg Kelley, Jeff Kelley, Brett Vaughn, and Brennon Vaughn. Serving as honorary pallbearers, are the men of Iron Mountain Baptist Church.
Memorials may be made to the John R. Williamson Hospice House, 2301 Champagnolle Rd., El Dorado, AR 71730 or to Iron Mountain Baptist Church, 2227 Iron Mountain Rd., El Dorado, AR 71730.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.youngsfuneralhome.com
