BURNESS VEAL KELLEY, JR., 85, passed away on May 14,
2010 in Bowie, TX, with burial in Bowie. He was born
on Dec. 7, 1924 in Ranger, TX to Burness V. & Sybill
Tankersley Kelley. He attended Ranger High School in
the Class of 1943 & the University of Texas. Burness
served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and married Greta
Gay who died in 2011. They had a premature baby girl
born in 1951 & lived in a number of places including
Fort Worth, Laguna Park, Clifton, Whitney, & Bowie. His
siblings was Lella W. Kelley & half-siblings were Jimmy
F. Kelley & Sarah La Wanna Kelley.