Richard "Rickey" Kelley of Bloomfield, son of Johnnie Pruitt, was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas on January 15, 1961, and passed away at his home near Bloomfield on August 17, 2017, at the age of 56 years, 7 months and 2 days.

Richard had lived in Bloomfield most of his life and was a veteran of the U. S. Marines. He had attended the Lighthouse Christian Center in Dexter.

Surviving are one daughter, Aleisha Kelley of Scott City, Missouri; one son, Nathan Kelley of Bertrand, Missouri; his mother, Johnnie Pruitt of Jackson, Missouri; and three sisters, Amasnda McWilson, Jeannie Pruitt and Dana Relli. Other relatives and friends also survive.

Friends may visit on Friday, August 25, 2017, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. when services will be held at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield. 

Interment will follow at the Missouri Veteran's Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri with full military honors. Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home of Bloomfield in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com

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