Kelley, Gloria 

Memorial services for Gloria Kelley, 76, of Longview, will be noon Tuesday, January 31, 
2006, at Rader Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tony Ciomperlik officiating. The 
family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m. Monday, January 30, at Rader Funeral Home. Mrs. 
Kelley died Friday afternoon at a local hospital. A native of Crowley County, Colorado, 
she was born January 15, 1930. She was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist faith. 
She had lived in Amarillo, Texas, from 1964 to 1986, and owned/operated That's 
Inflatable, with her husband, and later an RV park in Colorado. Survivors include her 
husband, Lynn Kelley of Hallsville; son, Mike Kelley and wife, Tammy, of Amarillo; 
daughters, Connie Wade and husband, Jerry Gipson of Longview, Michelle Skyrme and 
husband, Dudley, of Longview, and Tamara Kelley of Seattle, Wash.; brothers, Burt 
Tatman of Palmer Lake, Colo., Jim Tatman of Mo., and Bill Tatman of Missouri; sisters, 
Sharon Goldsworth of Ohio, Marjorie Schempf of Denver, Colo., and Ruth Sise of Oak Ridge, 
Tenn.; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; special nephew, Raymond Ray and 
wife, Betty, of Amarillo, Texas. Mrs. Kelley was preceded in death by a daughter, Melba 
Stevens. The family wishes to acknowledge Dr. Bill Taylor, Dr. Lewis Duncan and the staff 
and volunteers at Longview Cancer Center, as well as the staff at Good Shepherd Medical 
Center, and Dr. Margaret Schottstadt and staff of Greater Hospice of Texas for their 
care of our loved one. The family wishes to extend a special note of appreciation to Dr. 
Lewis Browne. The family request memorials be made to Greater Hospice of Texas, 1905 W. 
Loop 281, Space 81, Longview, Texas 75604. A memorial guestbook may be signed online at 
www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 1/29/2006.