[2] Kelly was born in New Rochelle, New York on June 20, 1924, and she grew up in South Orange, New Jersey.
[1] Kelly served as the representative from Palm Beach County to the Florida State Democratic Committee[4] for 26 years.
She began serving in 1985 after committee member Christine Mitchell resigned from the post to spend more time with her family.
At the time, Kelly had served on the executive committee for the Democratic Party in Palm Beach County for 10 years.
Following her graduation from college, she worked for Henry L. Crowley & Company, Inc., the family business which manufactured radio electronics components.