Therese Ann "Terri" Kelly

Age 71 of Kodak, Tennessee, formerly of Wilmington, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at Lightways Hospice in Joliet.

Born June 29, 1952 in Joliet, Terri was a daughter of Joseph and Dorothy (Dolan) Kelly. Raised in Wilmington, she attended Saint Rose Catholic School, and graduated from Providence High School in New Lenox. She attended Joliet Junior College and Southern Illinois University in Carbondale before enlisting in the United States Army and serving honorably in Alaska, where she learned her photography skills.
After her discharge from the Army, Terri lived and worked in Chicago and Kenosha, Wisconsin, before settling in Kodak, Tennessee. Besides her interest in photography, Terri was devoted to the Girl Scouts of America as well as family reunions.

Survivors include her sister, Rita M. Kelly (Dick), Seattle, Washington; brothers, Daniel J. Kelly (JoAnn), Summerville, South Carolina; John C. Kelly (Michael), Ponchatoula, Louisiana; Leo E. Kelly (Kim), Palatine, Illinois; two nieces; four nephews; six grand-nieces; five grand-nephews; countless cousins, and good friend and neighbor, Sherry Scharff.

Terri was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers, Mark, Richard, James, and Paul; and her niece, Erin Kelly.

A memorial service with Military Honors will be held at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, Illinois, Tuesday, July 9 at 11:00 am. Friends and relatives can join us there, or afterwards at Hayden's Crossing, Wilmington, for lunch and reminiscences.

If anyone wishes to make a donation in Terri's memory, please consider either:

The Erin Kelly Scholarship Fund, Summerville Catholic School, 226 Black Oak Blvd, Summerville, SC 29485 ( DONATE )

OR

The Girl Scout Museum at Daisy's Place,1567 Downtown W. Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37917 ( DONATE )