Glenn F. "Pappy" O'Kelley, Jr.
August 4, 1935 ~ January 8, 2019
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Glenn F. "Pappy" O'Kelley, Jr., 83, died on Tuesday, January 8, 2019.
A native of Buncombe Co., Glenn was the son of the late Glenn F., Sr. and Lucy Williams O'Kelley.
Mr. O'Kelley proudly served his country during the Korean Conflict with the U.S. Air Force. He retired from the National Climatic Data Center where he worked as a systems programmer.
He is survived by his wife, Helen Rector O'Kelley; daughter, Renée O'Kelley; grandchildren, Candice Isaacs and Justin Wells; great-grandchildren, Cody Wells, and Berkley and Callen Isaacs; and three sisters.
The memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, January 11, at the Church of the Redeemer. Fr. Bucky Hanks will officiate. His family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Brother Wolf, PO Box 8195, Asheville, NC 28814.
Groce Funeral Home on Patton Ave. is assisting the family.
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We first met ‘Pappy’ when our sons started track at Erwin Middle School. Thus began our friendship. We would see him coaching , helping, and encouraging all of our athletes at the Middle and High School. When we ran into Pappy, (usually at Ingles!) we couldn’t get far into our conversation before he’d look you in the eyes and ask, in his Pappy voice ‘ How are you doing?’ We thank you Pappy for all you have done for our family, the smiles, the laughs, the encouragement. May God’s Peace rest upon all the family and his friends. Rest in Peace and Rise in Glory. We love you Pappy!
I believe we met at an O’Kelley Reunion at my Uncles about 20 years ago. I am 72 and retired from Haywood Community College. Graduate of NC State Univ., class of ’69.
So sorry to hear of Glen passing. We always loved Glen. We will always remember Glen’s smile and his sweet personality. He was a blessing to everyone who knew him.
With Love
Robert (Bob) Clark
Dana Clark
So very sorry to hear about Glens passing. He was a wonderful man .Loved our talks at the car shows ,he will be missed.. He’s now at peace with the Lord!