COL US ARMY (RET)
WORLD WAR I & II
IRA D KELLY
Date of Birth: 28 April 1900
Date of Death: 01 February 1993
Est. Age at Death: 92Y 9M 4D
Issuing State: Illinois
Last known residence: Roeland Park, Johnson, Kansas
SSDI
He appears on these two Censuses with his parents:
1900/ Illinois/ Cook
h/ Alfred Kelly, 34y b.Mar 1866 OH, M/12, occupation: Evangelist
w/ Flora, 36y b.Aug 1863 OH, mother of 5/5 living
s/ Charles, 11y b.Feb 1889 MI
s/ Bliss, 9y b.Mar 1891 IL
s/ George, 6y b.May 1894 OH
s/ John, 2y b.Aug 1897 OH
s/ unnamed, 1mo b.Apr 1900 IL
plus one servant and five roomers
residence: 356 [ ] 56th, Chicago
1910/ Tennessee/ Dickson
h/ A N Kelly, 44y b.OH, M1/24, occupation: Agent/Real Estate
w/ Flora, 48y b.OH, mother of 6/6 living
s/ George, 17y b.OH, occupation: Farm laborer/Home
s/ John, 13y b.OH, occupation: Farm laborer/Home
s/ Sankey, 10y b.IL
s/ Dwight, 4y b.TN
Physical description in 1918:
Medium height, medium build, brown eyes, light hair.
He appears here with his widowed mother:
1920/ Kansas/ Saline
h/ Flora Kelly, 56y b.OH, Wd, occ: none
s/ Ira Sankey Kelly, 19y b.IL, occupation: Laborer/Wholesale Hardware
s/ Dwight Moody Kelly, 13y b.TN
residence: 211 Prescott Avenue, Salina
1930/ ?
1940/ Kansas/ Shawnee
h/ Ira D S Kelly, 40y b.IL, C-4, occ: Civil Engineer/State Highway Building
w/ Mildred C, 40y b.KS, C-2
s/ Robert C, 14y b.IL, G8
s/ G David, 13y b.MI, G6
s/ William E, 8y b.KS, G2
s/ James W, 7y b.KS, G1
residence in 1935: Bismarck, Burleigh, North Dakota
residence: 1265 Michigan, Topeka
1950
Link to brother, Bliss Kelly. Sent edit to link parents 10 June 2017.
Year of marriage from Janene Anderson-Walton, contributor 50235417
(14 September 2021)
Published obituary
Ira D S Kelly, 92, Roeland Park, died February 1, 1993, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Services will be at 10 am Thursday at the Roeland Park United Methodist Church; burial in Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Mr Kelly was born in Chicago and had lived in this area since 1943. He was a civil engineer for Howard Needles Tammen & Bergendoff for nine years, retiring in 1965. He was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Association of Retired Persons. He was an Army Veteran of World Wars I and II, retiring as a Colonel in 1960. He was a life member of the American Military Engineers and a member of the Military Order of the World Wars, the Retired Officers Association and the Reserve Officers Association.
His wife, Mildred J Kelly, died in 1987.
Survivors include two sons, George D Kelly, Merriam, and James W Kelly, Los Angeles; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
The Kansas City STAR
02 February 1993
WORLD WAR I & II
IRA D KELLY
Date of Birth: 28 April 1900
Date of Death: 01 February 1993
Est. Age at Death: 92Y 9M 4D
Issuing State: Illinois
Last known residence: Roeland Park, Johnson, Kansas
SSDI
He appears on these two Censuses with his parents:
1900/ Illinois/ Cook
h/ Alfred Kelly, 34y b.Mar 1866 OH, M/12, occupation: Evangelist
w/ Flora, 36y b.Aug 1863 OH, mother of 5/5 living
s/ Charles, 11y b.Feb 1889 MI
s/ Bliss, 9y b.Mar 1891 IL
s/ George, 6y b.May 1894 OH
s/ John, 2y b.Aug 1897 OH
s/ unnamed, 1mo b.Apr 1900 IL
plus one servant and five roomers
residence: 356 [ ] 56th, Chicago
1910/ Tennessee/ Dickson
h/ A N Kelly, 44y b.OH, M1/24, occupation: Agent/Real Estate
w/ Flora, 48y b.OH, mother of 6/6 living
s/ George, 17y b.OH, occupation: Farm laborer/Home
s/ John, 13y b.OH, occupation: Farm laborer/Home
s/ Sankey, 10y b.IL
s/ Dwight, 4y b.TN
Physical description in 1918:
Medium height, medium build, brown eyes, light hair.
He appears here with his widowed mother:
1920/ Kansas/ Saline
h/ Flora Kelly, 56y b.OH, Wd, occ: none
s/ Ira Sankey Kelly, 19y b.IL, occupation: Laborer/Wholesale Hardware
s/ Dwight Moody Kelly, 13y b.TN
residence: 211 Prescott Avenue, Salina
1930/ ?
1940/ Kansas/ Shawnee
h/ Ira D S Kelly, 40y b.IL, C-4, occ: Civil Engineer/State Highway Building
w/ Mildred C, 40y b.KS, C-2
s/ Robert C, 14y b.IL, G8
s/ G David, 13y b.MI, G6
s/ William E, 8y b.KS, G2
s/ James W, 7y b.KS, G1
residence in 1935: Bismarck, Burleigh, North Dakota
residence: 1265 Michigan, Topeka
1950
Link to brother, Bliss Kelly. Sent edit to link parents 10 June 2017.
Year of marriage from Janene Anderson-Walton, contributor 50235417
(14 September 2021)
Published obituary
Ira D S Kelly, 92, Roeland Park, died February 1, 1993, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Services will be at 10 am Thursday at the Roeland Park United Methodist Church; burial in Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Mr Kelly was born in Chicago and had lived in this area since 1943. He was a civil engineer for Howard Needles Tammen & Bergendoff for nine years, retiring in 1965. He was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Association of Retired Persons. He was an Army Veteran of World Wars I and II, retiring as a Colonel in 1960. He was a life member of the American Military Engineers and a member of the Military Order of the World Wars, the Retired Officers Association and the Reserve Officers Association.
His wife, Mildred J Kelly, died in 1987.
Survivors include two sons, George D Kelly, Merriam, and James W Kelly, Los Angeles; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
The Kansas City STAR
02 February 1993
COL US ARMY (RET)
WORLD WAR I & II
IRA D KELLY
Date of Birth: 28 April 1900
Date of Death: 01 February 1993
Est. Age at Death: 92Y 9M 4D
Issuing State: Illinois
Last known residence: Roeland Park, Johnson, Kansas
SSDI
He appears on these two Censuses with his parents:
1900/ Illinois/ Cook
h/ Alfred Kelly, 34y b.Mar 1866 OH, M/12, occupation: Evangelist
w/ Flora, 36y b.Aug 1863 OH, mother of 5/5 living
s/ Charles, 11y b.Feb 1889 MI
s/ Bliss, 9y b.Mar 1891 IL
s/ George, 6y b.May 1894 OH
s/ John, 2y b.Aug 1897 OH
s/ unnamed, 1mo b.Apr 1900 IL
plus one servant and five roomers
residence: 356 [ ] 56th, Chicago
1910/ Tennessee/ Dickson
h/ A N Kelly, 44y b.OH, M1/24, occupation: Agent/Real Estate
w/ Flora, 48y b.OH, mother of 6/6 living
s/ George, 17y b.OH, occupation: Farm laborer/Home
s/ John, 13y b.OH, occupation: Farm laborer/Home
s/ Sankey, 10y b.IL
s/ Dwight, 4y b.TN
Physical description in 1918:
Medium height, medium build, brown eyes, light hair.
He appears here with his widowed mother:
1920/ Kansas/ Saline
h/ Flora Kelly, 56y b.OH, Wd, occ: none
s/ Ira Sankey Kelly, 19y b.IL, occupation: Laborer/Wholesale Hardware
s/ Dwight Moody Kelly, 13y b.TN
residence: 211 Prescott Avenue, Salina
1930/ ?
1940/ Kansas/ Shawnee
h/ Ira D S Kelly, 40y b.IL, C-4, occ: Civil Engineer/State Highway Building
w/ Mildred C, 40y b.KS, C-2
s/ Robert C, 14y b.IL, G8
s/ G David, 13y b.MI, G6
s/ William E, 8y b.KS, G2
s/ James W, 7y b.KS, G1
residence in 1935: Bismarck, Burleigh, North Dakota
residence: 1265 Michigan, Topeka
1950
Link to brother, Bliss Kelly. Sent edit to link parents 10 June 2017.
Year of marriage from Janene Anderson-Walton, contributor 50235417
(14 September 2021)
Published obituary
Ira D S Kelly, 92, Roeland Park, died February 1, 1993, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Services will be at 10 am Thursday at the Roeland Park United Methodist Church; burial in Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Mr Kelly was born in Chicago and had lived in this area since 1943. He was a civil engineer for Howard Needles Tammen & Bergendoff for nine years, retiring in 1965. He was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Association of Retired Persons. He was an Army Veteran of World Wars I and II, retiring as a Colonel in 1960. He was a life member of the American Military Engineers and a member of the Military Order of the World Wars, the Retired Officers Association and the Reserve Officers Association.
His wife, Mildred J Kelly, died in 1987.
Survivors include two sons, George D Kelly, Merriam, and James W Kelly, Los Angeles; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
The Kansas City STAR
02 February 1993
WORLD WAR I & II
IRA D KELLY
Date of Birth: 28 April 1900
Date of Death: 01 February 1993
Est. Age at Death: 92Y 9M 4D
Issuing State: Illinois
Last known residence: Roeland Park, Johnson, Kansas
SSDI
He appears on these two Censuses with his parents:
1900/ Illinois/ Cook
h/ Alfred Kelly, 34y b.Mar 1866 OH, M/12, occupation: Evangelist
w/ Flora, 36y b.Aug 1863 OH, mother of 5/5 living
s/ Charles, 11y b.Feb 1889 MI
s/ Bliss, 9y b.Mar 1891 IL
s/ George, 6y b.May 1894 OH
s/ John, 2y b.Aug 1897 OH
s/ unnamed, 1mo b.Apr 1900 IL
plus one servant and five roomers
residence: 356 [ ] 56th, Chicago
1910/ Tennessee/ Dickson
h/ A N Kelly, 44y b.OH, M1/24, occupation: Agent/Real Estate
w/ Flora, 48y b.OH, mother of 6/6 living
s/ George, 17y b.OH, occupation: Farm laborer/Home
s/ John, 13y b.OH, occupation: Farm laborer/Home
s/ Sankey, 10y b.IL
s/ Dwight, 4y b.TN
Physical description in 1918:
Medium height, medium build, brown eyes, light hair.
He appears here with his widowed mother:
1920/ Kansas/ Saline
h/ Flora Kelly, 56y b.OH, Wd, occ: none
s/ Ira Sankey Kelly, 19y b.IL, occupation: Laborer/Wholesale Hardware
s/ Dwight Moody Kelly, 13y b.TN
residence: 211 Prescott Avenue, Salina
1930/ ?
1940/ Kansas/ Shawnee
h/ Ira D S Kelly, 40y b.IL, C-4, occ: Civil Engineer/State Highway Building
w/ Mildred C, 40y b.KS, C-2
s/ Robert C, 14y b.IL, G8
s/ G David, 13y b.MI, G6
s/ William E, 8y b.KS, G2
s/ James W, 7y b.KS, G1
residence in 1935: Bismarck, Burleigh, North Dakota
residence: 1265 Michigan, Topeka
1950
Link to brother, Bliss Kelly. Sent edit to link parents 10 June 2017.
Year of marriage from Janene Anderson-Walton, contributor 50235417
(14 September 2021)
Published obituary
Ira D S Kelly, 92, Roeland Park, died February 1, 1993, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Services will be at 10 am Thursday at the Roeland Park United Methodist Church; burial in Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Mr Kelly was born in Chicago and had lived in this area since 1943. He was a civil engineer for Howard Needles Tammen & Bergendoff for nine years, retiring in 1965. He was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Association of Retired Persons. He was an Army Veteran of World Wars I and II, retiring as a Colonel in 1960. He was a life member of the American Military Engineers and a member of the Military Order of the World Wars, the Retired Officers Association and the Reserve Officers Association.
His wife, Mildred J Kelly, died in 1987.
Survivors include two sons, George D Kelly, Merriam, and James W Kelly, Los Angeles; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
The Kansas City STAR
02 February 1993
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