Linda Mae Kelley, 49, died at 1:22 a.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at St. Anthony's Hospital. Born March 13, 1962 in Alton, she was the daughter of Betty (Fitzgibbons) Kelley of Alton and the late Richard Kelley. She was a physical therapist assistant at Eunice C. Smith Nursing Home for many years and her dog "Max" was her physical therapy aide. She also was a nanny for her nieces and nephews. Linda was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Godfrey and was very active in the community. She volunteered at the Crohn's Foundation in St. Louis, the Oasis Women's Center, La Vista Gardens, and helped at school book fairs. She was an avid quilter and loved animals. Linda enjoyed antiques and traveling. She had traveled extensively. Along with her mother she is survived by four sisters and one brother, Gin (Terry) Ontis of Godfrey, Mary Lou (Jeff) Moore of Godfrey, Sue (Mike) Graves of Godfrey, Margaret (Greg) Volner of Godfrey, and Richard Kelley of Godfrey, 14 nieces and nephews, Chris (Nichole) Ontis, Kirby (Abby) Ontis, Adam (Zoe) Moore, Meredith (Daniel) Thomason, Hannah Moore, Bill Ebling, Jon Ebling, Drew Moore, Jacob Graves, Sarah Graves, Amanda Kelley, Samantha Kelley, Alexis Volner, and Sam Volner, seven great nieces and nephews, Paige and Caden Ontis, Joe and Kristopher Thomason, Kyran, Dagen, and Zaila Moore. She was preceded in death by her father, a nephew, Michael Richard Graves, and three four pawed companions, Cody, Max, and Madeline (who perished with her). Visitation will be from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Monday, December 26, 2011 at Gent Funeral Home in Alton. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Godfrey. Burial will be at Valhalla Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to the Crohn's Foundation or St. Ambrose School endowment Fund.


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