Obituary of Michael P. Kelley

Michael P. Kelley, 70, of 3540 Fluvanna Townline Road, died Saturday January 25, 2020, in UPMC Chautauqua. A native of Bemus Point, he was born October 24, 1949, in Bryan, OH, a son of the late Jerry and Geneva Crandall Kelley. Following graduation from Maple Grove High School and Worchester Academy, he received a Bachelor's Degree in Recreation from Springfield College. Prior to his retirement in 2010, he was employed by Long Point State Park as manager and earlier had worked as regional program specialist for Allegany State Park for a total of 42 years. He was a member of the Jamestown Chapter of Kiwanis where he was a past president. An avid boater, he enjoyed waterskiing and diving. He was a member of Ellery Sno Cruisers. Surviving are his wife Deborah Barton Kelley, whom he married December 31, 1993; two children Alicia (Mark) Raymond of Napa, CA and Justin Kelley of Mammoth Lakes, CA; granddaughter Nevarra Tui Raymond and a sister Kathy (Dennis) Raynor of Bluffton, SC. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by a brother Ryan Kelley. A celebration of life will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday in Bemus Point United Methodist Church followed by a time of food and fellowship in the church gallery. Friends will be received from 4-5 p.m. Thursday in the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Jamestown Kiwanis Club, PO Box 852, Jamestown, NY 14702-0852 or Chautauqua Hospice and Palliative Care, 20 W. Fairmount Avenue, Lakewood, NY 14750. You may leave words of remembrance at www.lindfuneralhome.com.