KELLY SHERREL D #2

CW4 Sherrel D Kelly died after flight school but did not serve as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam on 07/16/2015 at the age of 79.8
Elba, AL
Date of Birth 10/08/1935
Served in the U.S. Army
This information was provided by Sammie Williams

More detail on this person: Army Warrant Officer 4 (ret.) Sherrel Don Kelly, 79, of Elba, Ala., former Altus resident, died Thursday, July 16, 2015, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan, Ala., after suffering a heart attack.

He was born Oct. 8, 1935, at Childress, Texas.

Funeral services were held Friday, July 17, with Rev. Buddy Hood officiating. Committal services followed in the White Water Baptist Church Cemetery.

The Kelly family moved to Altus in 1947. Kelly was a 1954 graduate of Altus High School where he was active in FFA, serving as president of his chapter.

After attending Oklahoma State University, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps and graduated from flight school at Pensacola, Fla.

He flew both helicopters and fixed-wing planes and served multiple tours of duty in Vietnam. He left the Marine Corps and returned to Altus to farm with his parents for a time before returning to military service with the Army, remaining with the Army and advancing to the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 4 before receiving his honorable discharge. Following retirement he continued serving as a helicopter pilot trainer.

Survivors include his wife, Kathryn Kelly of the home; three daughters, Sonna R. McCroy and husband Paul of Wichita Falls, Texas, Sandra L Brockleman and husband Ronald of East Stroudsburg, Pa. and Michelle K. Brown of Ozark, Ala.; three brothers, Jerry D. Kelly of Lubbock, Texas; Rocky Kelly and Larry Kelly, both of Altus; two sisters, Jolene of Lewisville, Texas,and Kathy of St. Louis, Mo.; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Georgia P. and Jewl Kelly of Altus.

Published in Altus Times from July 28 to July 29, 2015

This information was last updated 05/18/2016

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