Harold Kelley

James “Harold” Kelley, of Pinedale, Wyoming, passed away peacefully in Tulsa, Oklahoma surrounded by loved ones on May 14, 2024.

Harold was born in El Paso, Texas on July 13, 1952. He was the oldest child of James “Pete” and Marjorie Kelley. In his early 20s, Harold operated heavy equipment in Alaska, which included driving over ice roads. This adventure inspired him to complete a heavy equipment operator program. Harold then worked on a seismograph crew before being hired to work at Cordero Mine in Gillette, Wyoming in 1977. He took pride in operating and maintaining heavy equipment at the mi...