Background
Kelly, Samuel Edgar was born on April 3, 1915 in Blakely, Georgia, United States. Son of Samuel Edgar and Eleanor (Spier) Kelly.
Kelly, Samuel Edgar was born on April 3, 1915 in Blakely, Georgia, United States. Son of Samuel Edgar and Eleanor (Spier) Kelly.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Georgia, 1938, Bachelor of Laws, 1942.
Bar; member firm Kelly, Denney, Pease & Allison, and predecessors, Columbus, Georgia, 1946-1982. Past executive vice president, counsel Gas Light Company of Columbus. Director, past member Executive Committee, counsel American Family Life Assurance Company, Columbus.
The two greatest commandments are to "love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with your entire mind" and to "love your neighbor as yourself."
Member firm Kelly, Denney, Pease & Allison, and predecessors, Columbus, Georgia, 1946-1982. Member Committee to Study City-County Government Merger, Columbus. Served with United States Navy, 1942-1945.
Fellow American College Trial Lawyers.
Member American, Georgia bar associations. Club: Lions (president Muscogee chapter).
Married Mary Coker, April. Children: Samuel East. III, Mary Ann, Frank B.