Marilyn Caroline Kelley

Sept. 7, 1930-Nov. 30, 2022

Marilyn Caroline Kelley passed away Nov. 26, 2022, in St. George, Utah. She was born in Hebron, Nebraska, Sept. 7, 1930, to Elsa Paul and Clarence Eckwell.

She was raised on a farm in Nebraska in the early 1940s. She and her mother moved to Los Angeles, California, where her mother worked in a defense plant. She then went back to Nebraska in 1942 and lived with her new grandmother until 1945 when she returned to California to be with her mother.

In 1948, she met and married her husband of 66 years Doy Glen Kelley. She went to work for Pacific Telephone and Telegraph in 1948. Her husband joined the U.S. Air Force for four years. After he was discharged, they moved to Rialto, California, where they lived until they retired in 1980. They were blessed with one son David Kelley.

In 1980, they moved to a small farm in Wisconsin. They spent 13 wonderful years there.

A graveside service will be held on Friday, Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. at Tonaquint Cemetery.

Condolences may be shared on the McMillan Mortuary website.

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