KELLY, DONALD R. ``DON''

A retired Exxon Co. USA pipe fitter with 40 years of service and a resident of Zachary, he died at 9:30 p.m. Monday, March 15, 1999, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center. He was a native of Pride and a former longtime resident of Baton Rouge. He was 71 and a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.

Visiting was at Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government St., 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, with recitation of the rosary at 7 p.m. Visiting at St. Pius Catholic Church, 9 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Thursday, celebrated by the Rev. Jon C. Koehler. Burial in Greenoaks Memorial Park.

Survived by his wife, Carol Woods Kelly of Zachary; three daughters, Sharon Cowart of Bayou Pigeon, Annette Kelly of Denham Springs and Yvonne Kelly of Gonzales; two sons, Gordon Kelly of Denham Springs and Donald Earl Kelly of Greensburg; five sisters, Myrtle Choate of Gonzales, Charlene Peairs of Zachary, Virgie Sibley of Pride, Carol Brashier of Pride and Bonnie Blades of Gloster, Miss.; a brother, Kenneth Kelly of Zachary; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by his parents, Louie and Belle Baker Kelly; two sisters, Ginger Kelly and Dorothy Kyles; and two brothers, Alphonse and Clifton Kelly.

He was a member of St. Pius Catholic Church and Ushers Society, and Knights of Columbus St. Pius Council No. 6531.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge, 550 Lobdell Ave., Baton Rouge LA 70806.