Obituary of Terri Lynne Kelley

Terri Lynne Kelley, 45 of Charlotte, NC passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at her residence in Charlotte. She was born in Bedford, Indiana, October 17, 1968, the daughter of Joyce Marie (Jeffries) and Gary Eugene Kelley. Terri attended Oolitic Elementary and Jr. High and Bedford-North Lawrence High School, and was a 1987 graduate of Christiansburg High School in Christiansburg, VA. Terri attended Radford University and had worked as a Manager at McDonald's, at Pulaski Furniture in Pulaski VA; She had also worked at MediaPlay in Charlotte, and most recently was an Information Systems Support Specialist for Blythe Construction, Inc. in Charlotte. Terri was an imaginative and talented story teller who loved to read, write, paint, cook and bake. She loved children and animals. She loved being a Mother and spent as much time as she could with her son Darien. She was fiercely loyal to those who were related to her. She was a hard worker who did not like to ever give up on anything. She was an activist for human, animal and environmental rights. She loved to enter contests and had great success, winning several large prizes, including her last big win, a refrigerator last summer. Terri was very close to all her Grandparents. When she was born, she had three Great-Great Grandmothers, Four Great Grandfathers, Four Great Grandmothers, and all four of her Grandparents. She was especially close to her maternal Great Grandmother, Ruth A. Hillenburg who helped to raise her. Survivors include her son, Charles Darien Kelley (at home) of Charlotte, her Mother, Joyce M. Jeffries, of Bedford IN, her brother, Christian Davis Kelley of Paoli, IN, her companion of 12 years, Grayland L. Lowry, Jr. and Darien's father, Deric Bowen; Darien's paternal Grandparents, Dorothy and Arthur Davis of Charlotte, and Darien's paternal Great-Grandparents, Annie and Willie Davis of Charlotte. Terri is also survived by numerous extended family on both sides, including many cousins, Aunts and Uncles too numerous to mention. She was preceded in death by her Father, Gary Eugene Kelley, her Grandparents, an Uncle, Michael Brent Kelley (in infancy) and her Great Grandparents, as well as Darien's Maternal Grandmother, Sylibia A. Bowen. Funeral Information Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 pm on Saturday, March 29th in the Elmwood Chapel of the Day & Carter Mortuary. Burial will follow in Gilgal Cemetery in Heltonville, IN. Visitation will be from 11:00 am until the hour of service on Saturday, March 29th at the Day & Carter Mortuary.