Isabel
Isabel Saunders Kelsey
d. February 23, 2012
Isabel Saunders Kelsey, age 99, of Abingdon, Virginia, passed away February 23, 2012, at Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie, VA, after a long illness. Isabel S. Kelsey passed away February 23, 2012 and Paul V. Kelsey preceded his wife of 67 years in death on November 30, 2002
She was born at the family home, Bleak Hill, in Franklin County, VA, on November 29, 1912, and was the daughter of the late William Dabney Saunders and Betty Montgomery Saunders, residents of Bleak Hill and Blacksburg, VA, where her father served on the faculty of VPI in the Dairy Science Department. The Saunders' family home in Blacksburg was SOLITUDE, the oldest building on the campus in Blacksburg, and faculty housing at that time.
Mrs. Kelsey was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-two years, Paul Victor Kelsey, in 2002; two brothers, William Dabney Saunders, Jr. and Robert Montgomery Saunders; and a sister, Elizabeth Saunders Lee, MD.
Survivors include one son, Paul Victor Kelsey, Jr. and wife Donna of Phoenix, AZ; granddaughter Gidget Kelsey Bacon, husband Ken and two great-grandchildren, also of Phoenix; and one daughter, Elizabeth (Betsy) Kelsey Hulvey of Abingdon; grandchildren Elizabeth Kelsey Hulvey of Charlotte, NC; Margaret Lewis Hulvey of Abingdon; and John Thomas Hulvey, Jr. MD of Charleston, SC.
Isabel Kelsey was a graduate of Blacksburg High School and Marjorie Webster School in Washington, DC; and in 1934, she received a degree in Business Administration from VPI. After her graduation, she worked for the federal government in Washington, DC for two years. She was a member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Abingdon at the time of her death.
A lifelong fan of VPI, Mrs. Kelsey followed Tech's football and basketball programs for over fifty years, and she became very knowledgeable of the nuances of both sports, as well as the attributes and/or failures of players and coaches. She also followed the Atlanta Braves baseball team with great interest.
A graveside funeral and burial service for Paul Victor Kelsey and Isabel Saunders Kelsey will be conducted at 11 a.m., Friday, April 13, 2012 at Westview Cemetery, Blacksburg, VA with the Rev. D. Scott Russell, Associate Rector of Christ Episcopal Church, Blacksburg, VA, officiating.
Friends and family may call at the home of the Hulveys, 112 Crestview Drive, Abingdon, on Sunday, February 26, from 1 to 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in memory of Isabel Saunders Kelsey to Boys Home, 306 Boys Home Road, Covington, VA 24426. Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com.
Mrs. Kelsey and her family are in the care of Farris Funeral Service and Crematory, 427 East Main Street, Abingdon, VA 24210 (276-623-2700).
She was born at the family home, Bleak Hill, in Franklin County, VA, on November 29, 1912, and was the daughter of the late William Dabney Saunders and Betty Montgomery Saunders, residents of Bleak Hill and Blacksburg, VA, where her father served on the faculty of VPI in the Dairy Science Department. The Saunders' family home in Blacksburg was SOLITUDE, the oldest building on the campus in Blacksburg, and faculty housing at that time.
Mrs. Kelsey was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-two years, Paul Victor Kelsey, in 2002; two brothers, William Dabney Saunders, Jr. and Robert Montgomery Saunders; and a sister, Elizabeth Saunders Lee, MD.
Survivors include one son, Paul Victor Kelsey, Jr. and wife Donna of Phoenix, AZ; granddaughter Gidget Kelsey Bacon, husband Ken and two great-grandchildren, also of Phoenix; and one daughter, Elizabeth (Betsy) Kelsey Hulvey of Abingdon; grandchildren Elizabeth Kelsey Hulvey of Charlotte, NC; Margaret Lewis Hulvey of Abingdon; and John Thomas Hulvey, Jr. MD of Charleston, SC.
Isabel Kelsey was a graduate of Blacksburg High School and Marjorie Webster School in Washington, DC; and in 1934, she received a degree in Business Administration from VPI. After her graduation, she worked for the federal government in Washington, DC for two years. She was a member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Abingdon at the time of her death.
A lifelong fan of VPI, Mrs. Kelsey followed Tech's football and basketball programs for over fifty years, and she became very knowledgeable of the nuances of both sports, as well as the attributes and/or failures of players and coaches. She also followed the Atlanta Braves baseball team with great interest.
A graveside funeral and burial service for Paul Victor Kelsey and Isabel Saunders Kelsey will be conducted at 11 a.m., Friday, April 13, 2012 at Westview Cemetery, Blacksburg, VA with the Rev. D. Scott Russell, Associate Rector of Christ Episcopal Church, Blacksburg, VA, officiating.
Friends and family may call at the home of the Hulveys, 112 Crestview Drive, Abingdon, on Sunday, February 26, from 1 to 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in memory of Isabel Saunders Kelsey to Boys Home, 306 Boys Home Road, Covington, VA 24426. Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com.
Mrs. Kelsey and her family are in the care of Farris Funeral Service and Crematory, 427 East Main Street, Abingdon, VA 24210 (276-623-2700).
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