Any of you that knew my dad knew a man that was born to serve others.  He loved his farm, he loved his customers, and, above all, he loved his family.

Sometime around noon on Friday, August 6, 2010, W. Gary Kelly passed from this life.  He was working on his farm -- specifically, on his homemade sporting clay shooting range.  He loved doing that because it gave people he cared about a reason to drive out to Randolph to visit and enjoy themselves.  He rarely had the time to shoot the sporting clays himself.  He was more concerned that others had a good time.

As we move forward in our healing, please be patient with us.  I personally worked side-by-side with my dad, my hero for 15 years.  It was hard to see him retire 34 days ago.  It's devastating to think that he is gone.  Ben was equally close with dad and Tonya, dad's niece, was like a daughter to him as well.

Please excuse our absence over the next week or so.  Whatever service concerns you have, we promise, we'll be able to get them handled like my dad would have handled them in due time.  Feel free to call our office at 330-929-3056 and put us on notice with your needs.  Some of our staff will be available for most of the week to handle things.

W. Gary Kelly

May 11, 1944 - August 6, 2010