Mrs. Evelyn Luda Bufford Kelly's Obituary
Funeral service for Mrs. Evelyn Luda Bufford Kelly, 81, of Alexander City, will be Sunday, July 12, 2015 at 3:00 pm at the Flint Hill United Methodist Church. Rev. John Hill and Bro. Chris Tidwell will officiate. Burial will follow in the Hillview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Saturday, July 11, 2015 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Radney Funeral Home.
Mrs. Kelly passed away on Friday, July 10, 2015 at her residence. She was born on February 14, 1934 in Macon County, Alabama to Thomas Bragg Bufford and Velma Louise Kelley Bufford. She was a member of the Alex City Church of Christ and Flint Hill United Methodist Church, and was a very active member of Beta Sigma Phi. She was known as the “Boss”, but had a servant’s heart and was always doing for others. She worked 25+ years for Community Action Agency and was instrumental in helping many that were in need. Mrs. Kelly loved to cook, and especially loved making divinity to give to others. Her family and friends were very important to her, especially all of the children she had a hand in raising. For many years, she ran a daycare at her home and has kept many kids through the years.
She is survived by her sons, Michael Allen Kelly (Natalie), Donald Luther Kelly (Roxanne), and Leon Bufford Kelly (Marilyn), all of Alexander City; grandchildren, Michael Andrew Kelly (Brittney), Amber Kelly Turner (Brandon), Andrea Kelly Overman (Austin), Bragg William Kelly, and Wesson Lloyd Kelly; great-grandchildren, Blake Andrew Kelly, Harper Grace Kelly, and Levi Jackson Turner; sister, Rebecca Wilkinson (Frank), of Little Texas, AL; brother, Thomas Hugh Bufford (Barbara), of Little Texas, AL; sister-in-law, Glenda Bufford of Little Texas, AL; and a host of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Luther Lloyd Kelly; parents; and brother, Matthew Hale Bufford.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to the Alexander City Nutrition Center, 82 Court Square Suite 103, Alexander City, AL 35010 or to Children's Harbor, 1 Our Children's Highway, Alexander City, AL 35010.
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