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Esther Kelly

Esther Kelly

Esther Kelly

Esther Kelly

Esther Kelly

Profile Information

  • Maiden Name: (Lyman)
  • Nickname:
  • Hometown: Peoria, IL (US)
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  • Born: May 18, 1927
  • Died: May 25, 1991

Esther KellyHistory

Team Position Uniform #
1946 South Bend Blue Sox Pitcher Unknown

Mrs. George R. (Esther J. Lyman) Kelly, 64, of Decatur died 9:05p.m. Saturday (May 25, 1991) in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral Mass was 10 a.m. Wednesday in Holy Family Catholic Church with visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in Dawson & Wikoff West Wood Street Funeral Home. Burial was in Macon County Memorial Park. Memorials: American Cancer Society.

Mrs. Kelly was born in Peoria on May 18, 1927, daughter of Otto T. and Minnie Skibba Lyman. She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, American Softball Association Committee, Illinois State Softball Hall of Fame, Decatur Women Bowlers Association, and All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She was a youth bowling instructor for several years in Decatur. She married George R. Kelly in 1949.

Surviving are her husband; a daughter, two sons, and three grand children. Blair Kelly of Peoria. Her parents and three sisters preceded her in death.

Author: Herald & Review, Decatur, IL

Contributed By: Helen Nordquist

Copyright: Herald & Review, Decatur, IL 5/28/1991


LeagueBatting Record

Year Ga AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG
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LeaguePitching Record

Year G IP R ER ERA BB SO HB WP W L PCT
1946 - - - - - - - - - - - -

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