Mr. Robert Ray Kelley, of Tiptonville, passed away Monday, December 23, 2024 at West Tennessee Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital.  Robert was born May 13, 1950 to the late Robert & Frances Kelley.  Robert spent most of his life working as a self-employed auto mechanic, something he was well known for and his ability to fix almost anything.  He was drafted to serve in the United States Army during the Viet Nam War and put his skills to use as a wheeled vehicle mechanic.  He was a hard worker and was devoted to his family.  He enjoyed trips to nearby casinos with friends, fishing and ATV riding in his younger years and loved time spent with his dog, LuLu.

Robert is survived by his daughter, Selena Hutcheson, of Tiptonville, his brothers Buford Kelley, Richard Kelley, sisters Bonnie Jones, Lois Birdwell, Martha Dial, Verla Stairs, Judy Faulkner, Charlene Bargery and Teresa Walton and his three grandchildren, Courtney & Ava Hutcheson and Christina Faith Striffe and many nieces & nephews.

A memorial service honoring the lives of Shirley & Robert Kelley will be held on Saturday, December 28, 2024 at the Dyersburg Funeral Home Tiptonville Chapel at 2:00 p.m. Visitation for family and friends will begin at 12:30 p.m. Interment will take place at a later time. Honorary pallbearers will be Raymond Whitehead & Jim Griffin.

The family ask that memorials be directed to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105