Lavina Fitzpatrick Kelly, beloved mother of Margaret Kelly Plotkin, passed away at the age of 86 on July 8 2009.
Mrs. Kelly resided for more than 18 years on Lorraine Court in Berea, and was an active member of White’s Memorial Church and the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Visitation will be Friday July 10, 2009 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Lakes Funeral Home, Berea. Funeral services will be Saturday at 9 a.m. at Lakes Funeral Home with the Rev. Truman Gesslin presiding. Burial will follow in the Lexington Cemetery.
Lavina was married to Arthur Jordan Kelly and lived and worked in Lexington for more than 30 years. She was an avid antique collector and dealer, office manager for J.W. Davis Realtors and Hagyard Davis & McGee Veterinarians, and member of Maxwell Street Presbyterian Church in Lexington.
Ms. Kelly was born in Hazard, Ky. and traveled extensively to Florida, California, Sweden, England, Ireland and Brazil, keeping mountain melody and song alive in the hearts and souls of family and friends everywhere.
She is survived by: her granddaughter, Margath Walker; son-in-law Robert Plotkin; grandnieces Nora (Rick)Thompson, Lynn (Roger) Kelley and Malta (Raymond) Flannery; nieces Johnnie Ann Horn, Johnnie (Lloyd) Anglin and Nannie Margaret (Ed) Blair; nephews Jeremy and Zach Thompson. She was preceded in death by a nephew, Abe Anglin.
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