ATLANTA, Ga. - Mrs. Lorene Newsome Kelley, age 105, died Friday, September 5, 2008. She was born March 26, 1903 in Mitchell, Glascock County, Ga. to Laura Jane and Marcus L. Newsome. She attended Wrens High School and Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville, Ga. before marrying Roy Orestes Kelley also of Mitchell in 1922. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Pal and Bob Garner of Atlanta, Ga.; nine grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband; a daughter, Bebe Kelley Minter; a son, Ralph Newsome Kelley; and a grandson, Richard Kelley Minter; five sisters, four brothers and several nieces and nephews. She and her husband lived in Mitchell and later Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. and Midville, Ga. They operated food processing factories, cotton gins and warehouses. After his death, she lived in Midville where she was active in the Methodist Church. An avid gardener, she was a member of several garden clubs and was a nationally accredited flower show judge. She traveled extensively continuing her horticultural education, instructing others and judging flower shows. She later moved to Swainsboro, Ga. and then to Atlanta, Ga. in 2001. The body was cremated and will be interred in the Midville Cemetery. Plans will be announced. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the Midville Methodist Church, 169 Kilpatrick Street, Midville, GA 30441. Cremation Society of the South in Marietta. 770-420-5557. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com

The Augusta Chronicle-September 11, 2008