Leconia KELLEY

1926 - 2013  (87 years)

• Name	Leconia KELLEY  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	1926	Bishopville, Lee County, South Carolina
  Gender	Female
  HIST	of Bishopville, South Carolina Leconia K. Baker BISHOPVILLE — Leconia Kelley Baker, 87, widow of Ralph Melton “R.M.” Baker Sr., died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013, at Providence Hospital. Born in Bishopville, she was a daughter of the late Ashby Melton Kelley and Mamie Holland Kelley. She was a member of St. Matthew United Methodist Church. Survivors include three sons, Ralph M. Baker Jr. (Linda) of Bishopville, Carroll H. Baker (Pam) of Irmo and Kelvin H. Baker (Lisa) of Bishopville; grandchildren Kerri Baker (Roddy), Dustin Baker, Lauren Baker, Zachary Baker, Michaela Baker and Kathryn Baker; and several special nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Raleigh Darling Kelley of Darlington, Robert Sumter Kelley of Bishopville and Ashby Carroll “Pat” Kelley of Orangeburg; and three sisters, Ruby Reynolds and Lola McCoy, both of Bishopville and Cleland Frick of Blythewood. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Matthew United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kimberly Evans officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home and other times at the home of Kelvin and Lisa Baker. Memorials may be made to St. Matthew United Methodist Church Building Fund, 2144 Stokes Bridge Road West, Bishopville, SC 29010. Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home of Bishopville is in charge of the arrangements.   Posted in Obituaries on Sunday, October 27, 2013  [1, 2, 3]
  HIST	of Bishopville, South Carolina Leconia K. Baker BISHOPVILLE — Leconia Kelley Baker, 87, widow of Ralph Melton “R.M.” Baker Sr., died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013, at Providence Hospital. Born in Bishopville, she was a daughter of the late Ashby Melton Kelley and Mamie Holland Kelley. She was a member of St. Matthew United Methodist Church. Survivors include three sons, Ralph M. Baker Jr. (Linda) of Bishopville, Carroll H. Baker (Pam) of Irmo and Kelvin H. Baker (Lisa) of Bishopville; grandchildren Kerri Baker (Roddy), Dustin Baker, Lauren Baker, Zachary Baker, Michaela Baker and Kathryn Baker; and several special nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Raleigh Darling Kelley of Darlington, Robert Sumter Kelley of Bishopville and Ashby Carroll “Pat” Kelley of Orangeburg; and three sisters, Ruby Reynolds and Lola McCoy, both of Bishopville and Cleland Frick of Blythewood. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Matthew United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kimberly Evans officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home and other times at the home of Kelvin and Lisa Baker. Memorials may be made to St. Matthew United Methodist Church Building Fund, 2144 Stokes Bridge Road West, Bishopville, SC 29010. Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home of Bishopville is in charge of the arrangements.   Posted in Obituaries on Sunday, October 27, 2013
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  _UID	046A1333871849A8A5683D048E0C6633C512
  Death	26 Oct 2013	Providence Hospital, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
  Burial	28 Oct 2013	St. Matthew United Methodist Church Cemetery   [2]
  	Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home, Bishopville, South Carolina Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home, Bishopville, South Carolina
  Person ID	I223767	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2013

  
  

  Father	Ashby Melton KELLEY
  Mother	Mamie HOLLAND,   b. 16 Sep
  Marriage	1906  [4]
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  _UID	1695AA48E9CC4E689F582B1FD6B7AD4DD094
  Family ID	F54680	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ralph Melton “R. M.” BAKER, Sr.,   b. 1927, Lee County, South Carolina d. 14 May 2008, at his home (Age 81 years)
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  _UID	A3FF38AA3BB24C06B94815468E3F25DCED22
  Children	1. Ralph Melton BAKER, Jr.   2. Carroll H. BAKER   3. Kelvin H. BAKER
  Family ID	F151355	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S10560] Ralph M. Baker Sr. [S20069] Leconia K. Baker. [S11990] Lola K. McCoy. [S976] Mrs. Adelle Brown Ashford and Miss Jessie Mae Ashford, (Benton Printing and Composition, P. O. Box 1799 Benton, AR 72018), page 190.