Chester Kellems' Obituary
Chester Leo Kellems, 91, passed away October 2, 2014. He was born on March 7, 1923 in Micola, MO. He retired from cotton farming in Greenville, MS. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He is survived by his son, Reggie Kellems (Jeanette); grandchildren, Carla, Tammie, Skipper, Mara, and Jana; twelve great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Onita Kellems and son, Richard Wayne Kellems. Family and friends are invited to gather at the funeral home beginning at 9 a.m. to be followed by a graveside service at 10 a.m., Saturday, October 4 at Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery. The family requests any memorial donations be sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Ave. Memphis, TN 38119, “Behind the Stone Wall.”
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