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Julius H. Kelley Jr.

Julius H. Kelley Jr., age 76, of Willard, went to be with the Lord, February 3, 2011 at the Cleveland VA Medical Center.

He was born November 6, 1934 in Castalia to the late Julius H. Kelley Sr. and Abbie (Shirley) Kelley. He served in the US Air Force from 1954 until 1958 as an airplane mechanic during the Korean War. He worked at NASA Plum Brook in Sandusky, Fisher-Titus Medical Center and the Huron County Courthouse as a maintenance worker, and was a driver for Senior Enrichment Services. He enjoyed woodworking, especially his ministry of making crosses and his keys to heaven, which he enjoyed distributing. He also loved spending time with his son, grandkids and loved the Lord.

He is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Christopher and Debra Kelley; sisters, Agnes F. Redman, Carol Hamisfar and Pat Hamisfar; grandson and wife, Christopher and Missy Kelley; granddaughter and husband, Jaime and Brad Gilbert; great-grandchildren, Cohen Gilbert and the joy of his life Kendall "Tinkerbell" Kelley; nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Velda I. Kelley; brothers, Stan and Eugene Kelley.

There will be no visitation or services. Private interment will be held at Riverside Cemetery in Monroeville at a later date. Arrangements by the Evans Funeral Home, 314 E. Main Street, Norwalk. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Calvin Evans Evangelistic Outreach, P.O. Box 56, Pedro, OH 45659. Online condolences to www.norwalkfuneral.com