James C. Kelly, 47, of Frankfort, passed away at Clinton House on Sunday, April 1, 2018.
He was born April 4, 1970, in Frankfort, to Jack R. and Erma (Likens) Kelly and graduated from Northwestern in 1988. Upon graduation, James served in the U.S. Army stationed in Germany from 1988 - 1991. He married Tanya M. Bledsoe on February 4, 2004. He worked at Hendrickson in Lebanon for eight years and prior to that at General Seating for 14 years. James had a fun personality, enjoyed golf, playing pool, and was a huge fan of Kentucky Wildcats basketball.
James is survived by his son, Joshua Kelly of Burlington and his daughters, Cori McCarty of Russiaville and Nicole (Adam) Miller of Frankfort; brothers, Jack (Mary) Kelly Jr. of Frankfort, Mike (Angie) Kelly of Logansport; sisters, Mary (Ken) Bernardin of Fort Wayne and Barbara (Mike) Brittain of Frankfort; and three grandchildren, Lily, Ray, and Maverick.
A gathering of family and friends will be Wednesday, April 4 from 3:00 â 6:00 p.m. at 516 W. Gossett Road in Frankfort. Gifts may be made in memory of James to the American Kidney Fund, 11921 Rockville Pike, Suite 300, Rockville, MD 20852.