Tim Kelly, 61, of Wray, Georgia, died Saturday, December 16, 2017, at his residence.
Funeral services will be held 4 PM, Tuesday, at The Paulk Funeral Home Chapel in Ocilla with Elder Edward McIntyre officiating. Interment will follow in Brushy Creek Cemetery, Irwin County. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home in Ocilla.
Mr. Kelly was born March 14, 1956, in Ben Hill County, Georgia, to the late Wallace Thomas & Agnes Freeman Kelly. He attended Irwin Academy and received his welding certificate from the former East Central Technical College. He also worked as a peace officer. Mr. Kelly loved being outdoors and catching rattlesnakes. He was a lifelong farmer.
He is survived by a niece and two nephews: Nicki & Steve Nichols of Mystic, Shawn & Ashley Kelly of Wray, and Josh & Samantha Kelly of Irwinville; and great-nieces and nephews: Luke Nichols, Zack Nichols, Ashton Nichols, Seth Kelly, Adilyn Kelly, Emmett Kelly, and Elaina Kelly. Several aunts and uncles also survive. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Al Kelly.