On November 12, 2025, Dalina Kelley, of Foxworth, Mississippi, passed from this life into God's presence at the age of 58. She was born in Montgomery, Alabama and graduated from Dexter High School in Walthall County, Mississippi. Dalina had a great sense of humor and was always the life of the party. Laughter is medicine and she loved to make people laugh. Being an excellent cook, Dalina enjoyed preparing meals for family gatherings. She enjoyed Saints football and time in The Smoky Mountains. Dalina's greater passion was for children. She loved taking care of and being around children. She was a woman of deep faith who served her Lord and her community through her membership with New Hope Baptist Church. Dalina will be remembered for the love that she had for her family, her church family, and her Lord.
She was preceded in death by her father, Gene Jackson and her mother, Charlotte McCain. Dalina is survived by her husband, Randall Kelley; three daughters, Abbiney Kelley, Paisley Kelley, and Brittany Boone; two sons, James Boone and Matthew McCain; and a brother, David Jackson.
The funeral service, officiated by Doctor Jerry Watts, will be at New Hope Baptist Church on Monday, November 17, 2025 at 2:00pm. Friends may visit with the family from 1:00pm until service time. Burial will follow in Turnage Chapel Cemetery.