Charlotte Fletcher Kelly

Written by Carrie Schmelkin
Thursday, 29 October 2009 10:37

Charlotte Fletcher Kelly, formerly of Darien and Key Largo, Fla., died at Norwalk Hospital on October 19. She was 82.

Born in Providence, R.I., in 1926 to Allison Read Fletcher and Ethel Benson Fletcher, Mrs. Kelly graduated from Lasell College in Newton, Mass. She worked as a fashion model before her marriage. A passionate animal lover, family members said, Mrs. Kelly volunteered for many animal rescue organizations including the ASPCA, North Shore Animal League, Ocean Reef Cat Association and the South Florida SPCA. She was also a volunteer at Stamford Hospital, the American Cancer Society, for which she and her husband served as Flower Ball chairmen, and was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Darien.

Mrs. Kelly was also honored for her many artistic endeavors and was a former board member of the Silvermine Art Guild in Norwalk and the Ocean Reef Art Guild in Key Largo.

Mrs. Kelly loved music and dancing, family members said, and was a member of Wee Burn Country Club in Darien, Shore and Country Club in East Norwalk and the Ocean Reef Yacht Club in Key Largo. She was also an avid bowler.

In addition to her husband, William Gaines Kelly, Mrs. Kelly was predeceased by her children Christopher and Alison.

She is survived by her son William Kelly and his wife, Lori, of New Canaan; daughters Kimberly Kelly Hathaway her husband, Eric, of Canton and Sloan Kelly of Derry, N.H.; five grandchildren: Hayley and McCrae Hathaway, Caroline and Meredith Kelly, and Gregory William Mazza.

Her cat Fella now resides with the Hathaways in Canton.

A memorial service will be held at Lawrence Funeral Home in Noroton at 1 p.m. Friday, November 27.

Contributions may be made in Mrs. Kelly’s memory to the North Shore Animal League of America, 25 Davis Street, Port Washington, N.Y. 11050, or to the Upper Keys Humane Society, MM101 5 Oceanside, Key Largo, FL 33037.