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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Dorothy Carlisle
Kelly
August 21, 1928 – July 19, 2020
Obituary
Dorothy Jean Carlisle Kelly, of Tulsa, OK, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, July 19, at the Oklahoma Methodist Manor after a brief illness. She was 91.
Dot was born on August 21, 1928, in Clarksville, AR, to Lucy Belle and Millard Leo Carlisle. After graduating from Clarksville High School in 1946, she earned her degree from the College of the Ozarks in 1951, where she met Opal Carson, her lifelong best friend. Dot later began her teaching career as a PE instructor with the Tulsa Public Schools.
On November 21, 1964, she and James H. Kelly were married at the Boston Avenue Church in Tulsa and remained inseparable for 53 years. During that time they enjoyed constant travel to all parts of the U.S. and the world pursuing adventure and in-depth learning or to faithfully support her beloved Arkansas Razorbacks at home and away games. While in town they were long-time tour guides at the Gilcrease Museum and devoted members of the Boston Avenue Methodist Church.
Dorothy loved keeping up with current events, living a healthy lifestyle, attending family gatherings, and being a devoted companion to her adoring husband Jim. Later in life she especially enjoying dining with her many friends around Tulsa and at the Oklahoma Methodist Manor.
Dot excelled at putting people at ease with her natural beauty, her soothing, unflappable nature and her constant good humor. She was the epitome of a charming, humble, and gracious Southern lady.
Dot was preceded in death by her parents, sister Lucy, brothers Forrest and James, and husband Jim Kelly. She is survived by nephews Leo Patterson, David Patterson, Forrest Carlisle, Jr., and niece Jesse Diane Carlisle. Also surviving her are sister-in-law Melrose Kelly Murphree, nieces Paula Debo, Kathy Stearman, and Melanie Norris, and nephew Jim Murphree.
A visitation will be held Thursday throughout the day at Moore Funeral Home at 2570 S. Harvard in Tulsa. Interment will be 10:00 am Saturday at Forest Park Cemetery in Shreveport, LA. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to the Gilcrease Museum.
Dot was born on August 21, 1928, in Clarksville, AR, to Lucy Belle and Millard Leo Carlisle. After graduating from Clarksville High School in 1946, she earned her degree from the College of the Ozarks in 1951, where she met Opal Carson, her lifelong best friend. Dot later began her teaching career as a PE instructor with the Tulsa Public Schools.
On November 21, 1964, she and James H. Kelly were married at the Boston Avenue Church in Tulsa and remained inseparable for 53 years. During that time they enjoyed constant travel to all parts of the U.S. and the world pursuing adventure and in-depth learning or to faithfully support her beloved Arkansas Razorbacks at home and away games. While in town they were long-time tour guides at the Gilcrease Museum and devoted members of the Boston Avenue Methodist Church.
Dorothy loved keeping up with current events, living a healthy lifestyle, attending family gatherings, and being a devoted companion to her adoring husband Jim. Later in life she especially enjoying dining with her many friends around Tulsa and at the Oklahoma Methodist Manor.
Dot excelled at putting people at ease with her natural beauty, her soothing, unflappable nature and her constant good humor. She was the epitome of a charming, humble, and gracious Southern lady.
Dot was preceded in death by her parents, sister Lucy, brothers Forrest and James, and husband Jim Kelly. She is survived by nephews Leo Patterson, David Patterson, Forrest Carlisle, Jr., and niece Jesse Diane Carlisle. Also surviving her are sister-in-law Melrose Kelly Murphree, nieces Paula Debo, Kathy Stearman, and Melanie Norris, and nephew Jim Murphree.
A visitation will be held Thursday throughout the day at Moore Funeral Home at 2570 S. Harvard in Tulsa. Interment will be 10:00 am Saturday at Forest Park Cemetery in Shreveport, LA. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to the Gilcrease Museum.
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