Background
Kelly, Mattie Caroline May was born on March 12, 1912 in Vernon, Florida, United States. Daughter of William W. and Mary Alice (Russ) May.
Kelly, Mattie Caroline May was born on March 12, 1912 in Vernon, Florida, United States. Daughter of William W. and Mary Alice (Russ) May.
Teacher Public Schools, Florida, 1928—1933, 1937. President Kelly Boat Service, Inc., since 1980, Kelly Homes, Inc., Destin, Florida, 1978. Co-owner, trustee Coleman L. Kelly Trust.
Co-organizer, owner, president Radio Station WMMK-FM, Destin. Board directors Destin Library., since 1956, Florida League Arts, 1980—1981, Okaloosa County Chapter American Red Cross, 1954—1960, chairman, 1957—1958. Advisory board diversified cooperative training Choctawhatchee High School, since 1960.
Camp counsellor Senior Hi, Camp Weed, 1964. Patron Stagecrafters, Okaloosa Community Concert Association. Benefactor Fort Walton Beach Ballet Association, Symphony Association.
Sponsorer Playground Mutual Concert Association. Founder, promoter, supporter Mattie M. Kelly Fine Arts Center, Destin.
Member Okaloosa County Democratic Committee, since 1958, executive advisory board, 1956—1972. Member State Democratic Executive Committee, member advisory board, 1966—1970, delegate national conv, 1968, 1972. Member coordinating council arts Okaloosa-Walton Junior College, since 1965.
Representative Florida Arts Council, since 1966. Patron Okaloosa County Symphony, Fort Walton Beach Ballet Association. Advisory board Okaloosa County Mental Health Association, since 1978, Women's Theatre Workshop Okaloosa-Walton Junior College, since 1978.
Chairman Historic Sites Commission, Okaloosa-Walton. Member Protestant Episcopal Church, administrator, superintendent church school, 1953—1960, district chairman christian education, 1958—1961, assistant organist, teacher, delegate adult conference, 1957, 1959, delegate religious television programming workshop, 1955—1956, district vice president, 1961—1964, president church-women diocese Florida, 1965—1968. Member of American Association of University Women (charter, legislation committee since 1971), Associate Council Arts, History Society Okaloosa and Walton Counties, Florida Boatsmen's Association (secretary since 1972), Fort Walton Beach Chamber of C. (education committee, member host committee, Ross and Nell Marler Citizenship award 1982), Playground Poets Association (coordinator since 1977), National History Society, Okaloosa County Concert Association, Genealogical Society Okaloosa County, American Camellia Society, Choctaw Bay Music Club, Gulf Coast Democratic Women's Club, Woman's Club (vice president 1958-1959), Fort Walton Beach Woman's Club (chairman fine arts committee 1957-1958), New York Botanical Gardens Club, National Writers Club.
Married Coleman Lee Kelly, March 26, 1932 (divorced June 1971). Children: Carnera Lee, Lila Bernarr, Imogene, Carol, Cecelia Kelly Sims. Married Paul Sims Kelly, July 13, 1973 (divorced May 1979).
