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KELLEY, NORMAN P., 91
KELLEY, NORMAN P., 91, of Montpelier, fell asleep in death at his home on December 13. He was born in Leominster, Mass., in July 1921. The family moved to Vermont when he was 3, and they lived on a small farm on the County Road in East Montpelier. He attended the first eight years of school in a one-room school, the Morse School, and graduated from Montpelier High School in 1940. He entered the Army and served overseas in the Burma area. Norman married Virginia Carson and along with their daughter, Beth, moved to Puerto Rico for his business where they lived for a number of years. When he returned to the States, he was in the construction business for many years, building the last two homes in which they lived. Since becoming one of Jehovah's Witnesses in the 1950s in Puerto Rico, "Norm" (as he was affectionately known by many) "made a commitment in his heart" to give his all to his God, Jehovah. He diligently spent much time and resources in assisting with both the spiritual and physical needs of so many in the congregations of Vermont and New Hampshire. He will be remembered as a very loving, caring and humble man. He is predeceased by his parents, E. Harmon Kelley and Shirley Whitney Kelley, and an older brother, Harmon Kelley. He is survived by Virginia, his wife of 62 years, as well as a daughter, Beth. Also surviving are sisters Barbara Nelson, of Middlesex, and Virginia Bellemeur, of Altadena, Calif., and a brother, Frank Judson Kelley, of Montpelier, along with nieces and nephews.
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