Michael M. Kelley

He was a retired Marine and bus driver.

He was a member of the Marine Corps League, Albert Kinser Detachment and Valley Forge Detachment in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, and the Moose Lodge in Greeneville.

Mike served 20 years as a United States Marine and was a poster Marine in 1976. He retired in 1990 as a Gunnery Sergeant and was awarded four Combat Air Medals and 7 other medals while serving his country.

He enjoyed NASCAR, and helping to make LOVE ME BEARS that were given to the Santa Train, Children’s Hospital, CHIPS in Greene County, and The Gateway in Atlanta, Georgia.

He was a Boy Scout Leader for 15 years in Havelock, North Carolina, Zion Illinois, and Whitesboro, New York.

He attended school in Hastings, Michigan.

Mike is survived by his wife of 38 years: Sandra L. Kelley; sons and daughter-in-law: William M. and Delita Kelley of Atlanta, GA, Jeffery Lynn Kelley of Freeport, Michigan, and Mickey Wayne Kelley of Hastings, Michigan; grandchildren: Brendan John Kelley of Atlanta, Georgia, and Kristal R. Kelley of Hastings, Michigan; great granddaughter: Lillian M. Kelley; brothers, sisters, and spouses: Roger W. and Gloria Kelley, David L. Kelley, and Patricia L. Kelley, all of Hastings, Michigan, Kathy J. Kelley of Grayling, Michigan, and Sue Kelley of Adrian, Michigan; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by a brother, John L. Kelley, of Adrian, Michigan.

The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 10, 2011 in Kiser-Rose Hill Chapel in Greeneville, Tennessee, with Rev. Dennis Shumate officiating.

Interment will follow in Paris Island, South Carolina.

There will be a gathering of friends 1-2 p.m. Saturday at Kiser-Rose Hill Funeral Home preceding the funeral service.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the American Lung Association, 1466 Riverside Drive, Suite D, Chattanooga, TN 37406.

A service will held at a later date in Hastings, Michigan.