Ann Black Kelley of Hueytown, AL died April 19 after a three-year fight
with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.
She was born Oct. 24, 1943 in Birmingham, AL, grew up in Central Park
and graduated from West End High School in 1962. She attended Rhodes
College where she was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority, but
graduated with a nursing degree from St. Vincent’s Nursing School.
She married Phillip Kelley in 1964 and they remained married until his death in
January 2001.
She worked as a school nurse at North Highlands Elementary School,
then as a registered nurse at St. Vincent’s Hospital for 20 years. She
also worked as a research nurse at UAB’s Lung Health Center.
She volunteered with the Salvation Army of Greater Birmingham. She was
also active in several online communities dedicated to lung disease
education and support, sharing her expertise on lung disorders
(including her own) and giving comfort to other members.
She lived for more than 50 years in the same house in Hueytown. She
enjoyed caring for others, spending time with family and volunteering.
She especially loved animals and had a parade of rescue dogs from the
1970s onward.
She was a member of three churches over the course of her life:
Central Park-Ensley Presbyterian Church, First Presbyterian Church of
Bessemer and Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Phillip Kelley, and her
parents, George and Marylou Black. She is survived by her sister, Jane
Boren (Terry); three sons, Bryan, Kevin and Sean; three
daughters-in-law, Margaret, Rhonda and Patti; and six grandchildren,
Cailin (Xan Strickland), Will, Nik, Elise, Autumn and Graeme.
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