Della Maner Kelly

Della Maner Kelly, age 84 of Knoxville (originally of Blount County), passed away Sunday, October 24, 2021 after a 2 year battle with cancer. She is preceded in death by her husband, Billy E. Kelly; parents, Talmadge (Slim) and Rhoda Maner; in-laws, Hazel and George Lettner; sisters, Wanda Langston, Kathryn Smith; brother, Sonny Boy Maner; grandson, Steven Wise. Della is survived by sister, Alice Rogers; daughters, Donna Kelly (Lynn Murphy), Debra (Richard) Sanders; grandchildren, Amanda (Ellery) Lewis, Nicole (Ray) Hughes, Sandra (Randy) Upton, Stephanie (Adam) Foster, Elizabeth Sanders; great-grandchildren, Chandler Kiletich, Brooke and Allison Lewis, Treyson, Reid, and Chatham Hughes; Dillon Wise, Hannah and Arabella Upton, Hayden, Hunter and Harlan Pritchett. The family will be having a private Graveside Service. In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorial donations be made to Sacred Ground Hospice House at www.sacredgroundhospicehouse.com or by calling (865) 659-2606, or Oakview Baptist Church, 2704 Ellejoy Road, Walland, TN 37886. Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, 865-983-1000, www.SmithFuneralandCremation.com To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Della Maner Kelly please visit our Sympathy Store.