IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Stephen Michael
Kelly
November 17, 1949 – February 5, 2017
Obituary
Steve Kelly, formerly of Crawfordsville, passed away Sunday February 5, 2017 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Chelsea, MI.
He was born in Crawfordsville on November 17, 1949 to bill and Wanda (Jones) Kelly. He married the love of his life, Vicky Robinson on August 24, 1974.
Steve had a passion for flying and pursued this while he was in college at Indiana
He was born in Crawfordsville on November 17, 1949 to bill and Wanda (Jones) Kelly. He married the love of his life, Vicky Robinson on August 24, 1974.
Steve had a passion for flying and pursued this while he was in college at Indiana
University in Bloomington, IN. He learned to fly by washing airplanes at a regional
airport to get flying lessons. After graduating with a degree in Business, he flew
corporate jets for Inland Container and Wendy's and eventually flew commercial jets as
a pilot and a captain for what became Northwest Airlines. He retired from flying in 2005
.
He also had a love for farming and grew up helping out on his grandparent's farm in
Crawfordsville. This inspired him to buy a farm in Manchester, Michigan in 1995 where
he lived until his passing.
Steve was energetic person with a great sense of humor and a generous nature who
loved meeting new people whether it was through farming or his other passion of riding
motorcycles. He would ride with friends and rode with his father and brother when he
was in high school.
He was a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and the NRA and
enjoyed collecting guns and reading. He was also recently invited to join the Quiet
Birdman, a private pilots association and was very excited to be pinned with his wings in
December.
Steve is survived by his wife, his children, James and Amanda of Michigan, his mother, a
brother, David (Michele), Waxahachie, TX ; a sister, Beth Kelly (Joe Rogers) of Atlanta,
GA and a niece and nephew, Joy and Michael. Steve is preceded in death by his father.
Family will receive friends from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 18 at Hunt and
Son Funeral Home. Services will be held at the funeral home at 3:00 p.m. with Mike
Whitacre officiating. Graveside services to follow at the Oak Hill North Cemetery, Oak
Hill Road, Crawfordsville.
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