- Visitation
Thursday, May 2, 2019
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Bone Gap Christian Church
- Service
Thursday, May 2, 2019
12 p.m.
Bone Gap Christian Church
Burial to follow in Bone Gap Cemetery
- Full Obituary
Lulu Marie (Stone) Kelsey of Bone Gap, IL passed away Friday, April 26, 2019 at her home. She was born December 12, 1938 to George and Nellie (Tribe) Stone in Bone Gap.
Lulu attended the Montgomery Schoolhouse until its closing, then the Bone Gap Grade School, and graduated from Edwards County High School in 1956.
She married Eugene Kelsey April 18, 1957. She worked as a school librarian. She was an avid fan of reading books, magazines, and newspapers. She worked endlessly alongside her husband and family operating a dairy, hog, beef, and chicken farm.
Lulu was a member of the Bone Gap Christian Church where she was her class treasurer, a leader of the Bone Gap Cardinals 4-H Club, a former member of the Bone Gap Community Club, and promoted the Bone Gap School Reunion.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Dora Briggs, her son-in-law George Luthe, and two grandchildren: Kimberly Kelsey and Reed Kelsey.
Lulu is survived by her husband Eugene; daughters: Julie Luthe of Bloomington, IL and Sara Kelsey of West Salem, IL; sons: Clay (Susie) Kelsey, Clint (Tammy) Kelsey, Chris (Teresa) Kelsey, all of Bone Gap and Scott (Shannon) Kelsey of Evansville, IN; a brother, Ralph (Yvonne) Stone of Trenton, IL; nine grandchildren: Lacey (Michael) Dieser, Jon (Lindsay) Luthe, Matthew Kelsey, Jordan (Janon) Kelsey, Katy (Joey) Doersam, Courtney Kelsey, Colton Kelsey, Samuel Kelsey, and Silas Kelsey; and eight great-grandchildren. She is also survived by many friends.
Visitation will be held Thursday, May 2 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Bone Gap Christian Church. The funeral service will be held at noon, with burial to follow in the Bone Gap Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Reed Kelsey Memorial Scholarship Fund, the Bone Gap Cardinals 4-H Club, or the Bone Gap Christian Church.
Online condolences and fond memories may be shared with the family at www.meridithfuneralhome.com.
Ingram-Meridith Funeral Home of Albion is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
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