Oliver Stanley

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Those spiritually impacted by this strong man of God’s ministry would be impossible to number.

Oliver Stanley Kelley, age 95, passed away at his home in Springville, IN, on November 6, 2026. Born November 18, 1930, in Lawrence County, he was the son of Harlan and Mary Virginia (Clark) Kelley. He was named after his grandfather, Oliver Kelley. His middle name came from his maternal grandfather, Stanley Clark, who began the family’s still-growing line of Apostolic preachers.

He graduated from Oolitic High School with the Seniors of ’49 and married his sweetheart, Georgia Mae Goff the next year on July 30, 1950. They were both saved in revival services at the Christ Temple Church on 15th Street in Bedford in 1952, and he was soon drafted into the US Army, where he served from 1953-1955.

After accepting his call into the ministry, he held revivals in many area churches, and then, in August of 1969, he and his family founded Life Tabernacle in Springville. For the next 35 years, he devoted his heart, soul, and resources into reaching people with the Gospel and investing in their lives. Those spiritually impacted by this strong man of God’s ministry would be impossible to number.

In addition to being known as Bro. Kelley, the revivalist pastor at Springville, he was also known quite well as Bud Kelley, the meat cutter/manager at the Pay-N-Pakit IGA in Bedford for 30 years.

Stan Kelley is survived by two sons, Douglas (Linda) Kelley of Springville, IN/Dunedin, FL, and Rick (Staretta) Kelley, also of Springville. Additional survivors include two sisters: Joan (Robert) Wubben of Springville and Rebekah Goss of Bedford, IN; four grandchildren: Jeff (Della) Kelley of Springville; Darrick (Laura) Kelley of Palm Harbor, FL; Natalie (Matt) Farr of Brookhaven, MS; Nathaniel (Courtney) Kelley of Burke, TX; eight great-grandchildren: Hollie (James) Allred; Austin (Alexis) Kelley; Brianna and Camden Kelley; Abigail and Maileigh Farr; Brooklynn and Wyatt Kelley; five great-great-grandchildren: Remi, Lainey, and Fletcher Allred; Oliver and Colette Kelley.

He is preceded in death by his faithful and Godly wife, Georgia Mae Kelley, who, on July 29, 2013, passed away just one day before their 63rd wedding anniversary. Also preceding him in death are his parents, Harlan and Mary Kelley; two brothers, William and Jack Kelley; and three sisters, Vera York, Norma Mikels, and most recently, Beverly Fletcher.

Stan Kelley’s memorial service will be conducted at 7:00 pm Thursday evening, November 12, 2026, at Life Tabernacle in Springville, IN, with Bro. Ron Garrett of Glendale, AZ, officiating. Friends may call during the hours 2:00-6:30 pm before the service begins.

A private graveside committal service will be held on Friday, November 13, 2026, at Springville Christian Cemetery on Old Farm Road.

The staff of Ferguson-Lee Chapel of Thorne Family Funeral Homes is honored to have been entrusted with the care of Oliver Stanley Kelley and his family during this difficult time.

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