Mr. Tyrone G. "Tee" Kelly

Kelly, Mr. Tyrone G. "Tee" - age 74, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2014 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 10 a.m. Thursday, July 17, 2014 at New Creation Church of God, 3472 Lennon Rd. with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Rev. Dr. Herbert L. Banks Host Pastor, Min. Dale Turner officiating. Interment Great Lakes National Cemetery, G-4200 Belford Rd., Holly, MI. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10 a.m. Thursday. Mr. Kelly will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd. and may be viewed from 12 p.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday. Mr. Kelly was Honorably Discharged from the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Tyrone Gene “Tee” Kelly was born April 8, 1940 in Bartow, Jefferson County, Georgia, the son of Thomas Kelly and Emma Z. Turner. As a young boy his family moved to Chicago and eventually to Flint, Michigan with his stepfather, Johnnie B. Dothard. Tyrone attended Clark Elementary, Whittier Junior High and Flint Central High graduating in 1959. On December 2, 1959, He entered the US Air Force serving until November 29, 1963. After military service, Tyrone attended Flint Junior College (Mott Community College) and University of Michigan-Flint, where he received his Bachelors in General Studies. He worked for GM-Flint V8 Engine as Supervisor. In 1989, he returned to his first love, electronics, graduating from Devry Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois. Tyrone attended Holbrook Ave Church of God, 12th Street Church of God and New Creation Church of God until his illness. He enjoyed singing and joined different choirs within the church. Tyrone enjoyed sports especially, bowling, basketball, roller skiing with the Lyons family, listening to Johnny Mathis, watching Tiger Woods golf, fixing and tinkering with anything. He loved ice-cream. Mr. Tyrone Gene “Tee” Kelly leaves to cherish his memories: niece, Hellaine (Johnnie) Jordan of Warner Robins, GA; 2 great-nephews; 1 great-niece; aunts, Geraldine and Betty Turner both of Flint, Doris Turner of Wadley, GA; god-sister, Jean (Jimmie); god-niece, Ashley Wells all of Flint; special friend, Diane “Missy” Jones of Chicago, IL; a host of cousins, god-children and friends. Mr. Kelly was preceded in death by his mother, Emma Z. Turner; brother, William James Taylor; step-father, Johnnie B. Dothard and father, Thomas Kelly. The family would like to express special thanks to New Creation Church family, VA Medical System of Ann Arbor and Flint, American House North of Flint, Kith Haven Nursing and Rehab Center, Hurley Medical Center (7East) and Dr. Pandrangi.

Mr. Tyrone G. "Tee" Kelly

April 8, 1940 - July 10, 2014