Gale Kelly

Gale Anne Kelly, 58, of Circleville, OH, died January 20, 2010, at Riverside Hospital. She was born August 11, 1951, in San Francisco, CA, the daughter of William and Juanita (Whiteside) Spiller. On February 5, 1977, she married Dr. Hank Kelly after his graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy. She served with him in various places until his retirement as Lieutenant Colonel from the Air Force in 1998. Hank is currently Executive Vice President at Ohio Christian University. Gale served in Officer’s Wives Clubs at various bases in the U.S., Okinawa and Turkey. Gale was Officer's Wives Club president at Hanscom Air Force Base (Boston), thrift shop manager at Wright Patterson Air Force Base (Dayton, OH), and taught Kintergarden and English as a second language in Okinawa. She became a devoted Christian in 1980 in Turkey. Gale graduated in 2006 from Indiana Wesleyan University. She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers, Bill and Robert Spiller. She is survived by her husband Dr. Hank Kelly; children, Katie (David) Schmoyer of Winnebago, IL, and 1st Lt. Steven Kelly of Ft. Bragg, NC; sisters, Debbie Fricano of Hawaii, Laurie Carriker of W. Sacramento, CA, and Elizabeth Egolf of Gas City, IN. Celebration of Life will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday January 23, 2010 at Crossroads Church. Memorial contributions may be made to Ohio Christian University, 1476 Lancaster Pike, Circleville, OH 43113, Gale Kelly Scholarship Fund. Arrangements were completed by the Wellman Funeral Home, 1455 N. Court St. Circleville, OH 43113.