Edna Rose Kelley/Edna Florence Perry West 1909-1990

I should have a picture of Grandma West, but I don't.  This is one of my few ancestors that I knew/remember.  She was 61 when I was born and my first recollection of her was when she was babysitting me and my younger sister Kathy.  We were at her house in Mesa, Arizona.  She made us lunch and Kathy did not like the sandwich.  Grandma told her that if she did not eat the sandwich, she could not have dessert.  Kathy did not budge on eating her sandwich, and neither did Grandma, so Kathy received no dessert.  I decided to be nice and share my dessert with Kathy.  As I was handing it to Kathy (it was a chocolate covered marshmallow sandwich type dessert) Grandma's dog jumped up and scared me.  I dropped the cookie on the floor and Grandma threw it away.  I was a bit disgruntled because I felt I should have gotten a replacement because I was being nice and sharing it with my sister.  Grandma did not see things my way.

Edna Rose Kelley was born May 19, 1909 in Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma.
Her Father:  James Andrew Kelley
Her Mother:  Sarah Ellen Trembeley
Siblings:

• Susan Lou Kelley 
• James Kirk Kelley 
• Norvel Miles Kelley
  Alonzo Alfonso Kelley
• Clifford Thompson Kelley
  Olivia Gertrude Kelley
• Elsie Lucille Kelley
  Velma Virginia Kelley
  Buster Benjamin Kelley
  
  
  She did not know these siblings very well as children because she was adopted around the age of 5.  She was adopted by Immogene Perry.  She was raised by Immogene until she was an adult.  
  
  
  She married Dale Matson West on .  This was Dale's second marriage.  His first wife and son died in unrelated situations.
  
  I later learned that while she was raised separately from her family, she did keep in touch with them and they visited as adults.
  
  The family seemed to break apart with Susan marrying, Olivia (known to me as Aunt Babe) going to an institution, and her parents divorcing around the time that Edna was placed for adoption.  There is some rumor that there were some ladies in the local Baptist church who decided they knew what was best for the Kelly family and caused some of these events to happen (adoption and possibly the institutionalization).