Thomas Kelley

1879 - 1954  (75 years)

• Name	Thomas Kelley
  Born	25 Feb 1879	South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-340609
  Died	14 Aug 1954	South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	16 Aug 1954	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I340609	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Jean Guthrie,   b. 1 Oct 1887, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Dec 1972  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F248530	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Thomas Kelley Passes The death occurred suddenly on Saturday of Thomas Kelley, a life-long resident of South Dumfries. He had been assisting a neighbor at threshing when he was stricken. He was a son of the late Philip Kelley and Margaret Anderson, and during his life on the 5th concession of the township he established a reputation as an excellent farmer and good neighbor. Surviving, besides his wife, the former Jean Guthrie, are two sisters, Miss Clara Kelley and Mrs. E. Hunt-er, both of South Dumfries, and four brothers, Philip of Paris, Norman of St. Catharines, and Leslie and John, both of South Dumfries. The Funeral Funeral service was held Monday from his late residence, with Rev. C. Wesley Cope of Brantford officiating in the absence of Rev. W. D. Goodger. He was assisted by Rev. J. W. Currie of Ayr. Interment was made in Ayr Cemetery. The pallbearers were six nephews: Ross and Earl Kelley of Paris, Orval Kelley, St. Catharines; Wilbur GuthrIe, Kingsburgh Kyle and Robert Sayles, all of South Dumfries, The Ayr News Aug 19 1954 pg 4

  
  

• Sources

  [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . [Front/East] Philip Kelley/ died Oct. 5, 1910/ In his 58th year/ his wife/ Margaret Anderson/ died Mar. 27, 1936/ In Her 84th year/ Kelley [Left/South] Floyd son of/ N. & B. Kelley/ died Mar. 8, 1922/ Beatrice A./ Kelley/ 1901 - 1938 [Back/West] In Loving memory of/ Thomas Kelley/ Feb. 25, 1879 - Aug. 14, 1954/ his wife/ Jean Guthrie/ Oct. 1, 1887 - Dec. 20, 1972 [Right/North] Clara/ daughter of/ P. & M. Kelley/ 1880 - 1960

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Feb 1879 - South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 14 Aug 1954 - South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - 16 Aug 1954 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth