James "Jim" Kelly

Funeral services celebrating the life of Mr. James “Jim” Kelly, 68, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, June 17, 2017, at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church in West Monroe, LA with Rev. Jim Arrant and Major Gary Moss officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery in West Monroe, LA under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA.

Mr. Kelly was born August 6, 1948, and passed away June 13, 2017. He was retired from Kelly Dental Laboratory. He was a member of West Ouachita Youth Sports Association (W.O.Y.S.A.), the Hill Country Beekeepers Association and the West Monroe Rebel Football Chain Gang.

Survivors include his longtime sweetie, Brenda Lambert; children, Renee Festervan and husband, Jim, Jennifer Reeves and husband, Cory, and Jimmy Kelly and wife, Paige; grandchildren, Dalton Festervan, Dylan Festervan, Cole Wilson, Gracie Wilson and Emma Kelly; other daughter, Pam Jones and husband, Matt; grandchildren, Chaz Lambert, Ashley Elee and husband, Jason and Elizabeth Jones; great grandchildren, Cason Elee and Gracie Elee; sisters, Jateen Lenard and husband, Herman and Jeanie Parent and husband, Kendall; brother, Jody Kelly; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Michael Lenard, Todd Lenard, George Canales, Andy Parent, Gary Moss, Brian Harris, Eddie Beavers, Rusty Walters and Chris Kelly.

Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. until 7:30 P.M., Friday, June 16, 2017, at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA.

Memorials may be made to the CJD Foundation at www.cjdfoundation.org or P.O. Box 5312, Akron, OH 44334.