Kern County Obituaries														
			
Otis Allen "Smokey" Kelley
		
Submitted by Don Stowell 16 Feb 2008													

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Source Unknown; 21 Apr 1955

Three Killed; One Injured In Head On Crash
Three persons, Otis Allen "Smokey" Kelley of Mojave and Mr. and Mrs. Rex Nix of 
Lancaster were killed and Robert Pierce, Mojave was critically injured in a traffic 
accident April 16 at 11:50 p.m. on Ave. H at 96th Street East Lancaster area. These
lives were snuffed out in a terrific head-on collision that demolished both cars.	
Shirley Jane Nix 33, of 45044 North Fig Ave. Lancaster, driver of vehicle A and her
husband Rex Dale Nix of same address were westbound on Ave. H when vehicle B, 
driven by Otis Allen Kelley, 23, of Mojave strucktheir car head-on.
Robert Pierce, 17, of 313 Shasta Street, Mojave, a passenger in Kelley's car was 
critically injured and the other tree persons were pronounced D.O.A. at Lancaster 
Community Hospital.
Fred Millican, 63, Of 44039 Cedar Ave., Lancaster, driving upon the scene, shortly 
after the collision, ran into the back of the Nix car while attempting to miss the 
wrecked cars. No injury was sus¬tained by Mr. Millican, according to Lancaster 
Sheriff's office re¬ports released.
A late bulletin on Robert Pierce obtained from Lancaster Community Hospital stated 
the boy had been sent to Los Angeles Tuesday for eye surgery to be performed by 
Dr. Hull.

Source Unknown; 21 Apr 1955

Funeral Services For Accident Victim
Funeral services for Otis A. (Smokey) Kelley, 23, will be held today, Thursday, at 
10 a.m. with full military honors. 
Rosary was recited Wednesday, April 20 at 8 p.m. in the O'Donnell Funeral Home 
Chapel. Young Kelley was killed in ahead-on collision, April 17 near Lancaster.
He was born July 16, 1931 in Santa Fe, New Mexico and had been a resident of 
California for 10 years five of which were spent in Mojave, where he had been 
employed as a switchman for the Southern Pacific.
He is a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War and was the holder of several medals.
Military services will be held by Marines stationed at MCAAS here. Interment will 
be in Mojave Cemetery.
Survivors are his mother, Mrs. Rose Patten, Mojave and grand¬mother, Mrs. John 
Cunningham of Santa Fe, N. M.