Mary Kelley

A service to celebrate the life of Mary Elizabeth Ellzey Kelley was held September 28, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Interment followed at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery near Florien. Mary, a resident of Natchitoches, passed away peacefully September 23, 2017 in Houston, Texas. She was born September 5, 1954 in Natchitoches to Walter Glenn Jordan and Gloria Lambert Jordan. She was a 1971 graduate of Florien High School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in history from the University of West Florida. Later she earned her Master’s in Education from Northwestern State University and then the Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) degree in Educational Leadership and Instruction which provides certified teachers advanced knowledge and skills in areas of leadership, technology, and special education. The degree is a minimum of 30-hours beyond her Master’s degree. Her working career consisted of teaching history at Marthaville Junior High, as well as positions with Ed Vision, Scantron and McGraw-Hill. Mary faithfully attended Robeline Baptist Church and was also a member at First Baptist Church of Houston. She loved fellowship with her church family. Mary was very proud to be a resident of Natchitoches and was a member of the Natchitoches Service League and also was a part of the Association for the Preservation of Historic Natchitoches (APHN). Mary’s passions included horses, antiquing and spending time with her family and grandkids. Her greatest joy in life and the most important was her love for her Savior, Jesus Christ and spreading his word to all she met. We take comfort in knowing she is rejoicing in heaven today. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter Glenn Jordan and Gloria Lambert Jordan and her first husband, William Dale Ellzey. She is survived by her husband of 25 years, Alan Gregory Kelley, whom she married on June 6, 1992 in Natchitoches; sister, Debra Jordan Dean and husband, Jan; brother, David Glenn Jordan; daughters, Amber Ellzey Dobson and husband, Cory, and their children, Conner Reid Collins, Payton Lane Dobson, and Sophie LeAnn Dobson; Erin Ellzey Brachman and husband, Marc, and their children, Ethan Levitt Brachman and Ella Rose Brachman; Rachel Ellzey Proctor and husband, Buddy, and their children, William Joseph Champion, Annah Elizabeth Proctor, Albert Jacob Proctor IV, Kathryn Ruth Proctor; and Rachael Kelley Lary and husband Ben and their children, Jake Grigsby Lary and Emma Lynn Lary; and sons, Kenneth James Ellzey and his daughter, Dinah Marie Ellzey and Nathan Alan Kelley