Obituary of Clifford Kelly

Clifford L. Kelly age 97 of Payson, Arizona and formerly of Hugo, Colorado, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, Colorado. He was born April 7, 1915 on the family homestead near Haswell, Colorado the son of Albert and Laura (Schlotman) Kelly.He graduated from Hugo High School in 1933. Clifford was united in marriage to Viola Mae Westfall on September 22, 1940. They shared over seventy one years of marriage before Viola passed away on December 23, 2011 in Payson, Arizona. To this union they shared one son, Charles D. Kelly. Clifford was a lifelong self employed carpenter and his true passion was building cabinets and houses in Colorado and Arizona. Clifford was a jack of all trades but his heart and soul was always woodworking. He enjoyed making lamps and various wood projects for family and friends. Clifford will be dearly missed by all his family and friends that he so loved. Clifford and Viola moved to Arizona in 1961. They made Payson their home and Clifford helped build the Church of The Nazarene which he was very proud of. Clifford enjoyed traveling all over the United States and Canada with his wife Viola, family and friends. He also enjoyed watching professional baseball. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Viola, two brothers, Claude and Lloyd Kelly and 3 infant siblings. Clifford is survived by his son, Charlie Kelly and his wife Dorothy of Castle Rock, Colorado; two grandsons, Charles Patrick and Timothy O'Brien and one great grandson Timothy Kelly who reside in Tennessee; and numerous nieces and nephews.