Violet Hill Kelly

Violet Hill Kelly, age 101, of Forest City, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, December 6, 2024 at Holly Springs Senior Citizens Home.

Violet was born Thursday, August 30, 1923 in Rutherford County to the late Drew Hill and Birdie Taylor Hill. She worked as a spinner at Burlington Industries for many years before retirement. Violet was an active lifetime member of Sandy Mush Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School. She was an avid reader and enjoyed working on word puzzles. Violet was dearly loved by all. 

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-three years, T.F. Kelly; a son, Reverend Dean Kelly; sisters, Odessal Wallace, Alva Rice, Gertie Cothran, Barbara London and a grandson, Michael Kelly.

Those left to cherish her memory include her grandson, Eric Kelly (Karen) of Catawba, NC; granddaughter, Lynn Bozarth (Bill) of Harmony, NC; great-granddaughters, Jenny Hesser and Kennedy Kelly; great great-grandchildren, Hendrick Hesser, Jazalynn Hesser, PollyLynn Hesser, K.J. Vaughan; sister, Birdie McLaughlin (Mac) of Arizona; daughter-in-law, Mary Kelly of Harmony, NC and a number of nieces and nephews.

The funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 am on Friday, December 13th at the Harrelson Funeral Chapel with Dr. Carroll Page officiating. Interment will follow at Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. The body will lie in state from 12:00 until 5:00 pm on Thursday at the funeral home.

Memorial donations are requested to Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.