Dee Anne Kelley, 60 of Springfield, MO passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2017 in Mercy Hospital.

She was born December 30, 1956 in San Bernardino, CA.

She was a member of the United Methodist Church. She was a registered nurse for 20 years. Above all she was a loving mother and a best friend to her four children and 12 grandchildren. She was a beloved sister, sister in-law and aunt to her two nieces and their children. She was a woman that never met a stranger and showed true kindness to every person she met.

She was preceded in death by her father David Lee Wilson and her mother Marilyn "Jeannie" Elkins.

She was survived by: her eldest son Joshua Kelley, his spouse Daniell Tannehill, his daughter Jacelyn Kelley and their expected daughter due in April; her son Matthew Kelley, his wife Iris Kelley and their daughters Michelle, Camila and Olivia, her daughters, Ashley Kelley, her wife Juliette Kelley and their sons Isaiah, Elijah and expected son due in May; her daughter Angela Kelley Browning and her children Jasmine, Rayne, Donald and Teagan; her sister Mary Keller, her husband Chuck and their daughters Jennifer and Andrea, and her great nephews JaMarcus and Treyton.

Funeral Services will be held at 2 PM Saturday January 21, 2017 in Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home, with the Reverend Lori Lampert officiating. Visitation will be from 1PM until the service, Saturday.

She will be missed but never forgotten. Rest in Peace Dee Dee the Bumble Bee! Fly high my sweet Angel.