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Headline: Johnston ELSIE KELSO
Publication Date: January 21, 1999
Source: The Providence Journal
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Obituary: ELSIE KELSO, formerly of Simmonsville Avenue, died Monday at Charlesgate Nursing Center, Providence.
Born in Providence, a daughter of the late George and Annie (Hume) Kelso, she lived in Johnston most of her life.
She leaves no immediate survivors.
The funeral service will be held tomorrow at noon in Highland Memorial Park Cemetery Chapel.
(Copyright 1999)

Database: Providence Journal (Rhode Island) Obituaries, 1998-99
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Headline: OBITUARIES
Publication Date: March 30, 2000
Source: The Providence Journal
Page: D-09
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Region: North America; Northeastern United States; Rhode Island
Obituary: WILLIAM "RED" LAW, 67, of Torrance, Calif., employed by Hi-Sheer Corp., died last Thursday in Little Company of Mary Hospital, Torrance.
He was the husband of Mary Jo (Tedder) Law. Born in Rhode Island, a son of the late Daniel and Helen (Kelso) Law, he had previously lived in Warwick for many years.
He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a life member of the Oakland Beach Volunteer Fire Company and a member of the American Legion in Torrance.
Besides his wife, he leaves two daughters, Christine Sullivan of Warwick and Sherri Zimlaw in California; a son, William Law Jr. of Warwick; two stepsons, Steven Henderson in Nevada and Roger Henderson in California; a brother, Daniel Law Jr. in Florida; two sisters, Gayle Thompson in California and Janet Clancey of Warwick; and 11 grandchildren.
Westerly

Headline: OBITUARIES
Publication Date: November 03, 1999
Source: The Providence Journal
Page: C-06
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Region: North America; Northeastern United States; Rhode Island
Obituary:
MARY L. BAKER, of Smith Street, a bookkeeper for the William E.
Wright Co. of Ware, Mass., until retiring in 1980, died Monday at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the widow of William Baker and James M. Kelso Sr.
Born in Providence, a daughter of Giuseppe and Nice (Carrierri) Liberato, she lived in North Providence for 7 years and before that in Ware for 20 years.
Mrs. Baker had also worked for Sears Roebuck Co., Providence, for
15 years. She was a member of the Centredale Manor Association, the Leisure Club of St. Lawrence Church, and the Salvatore Mancini Center on Aging, the North Providence Senior Club, North Providence Golden Agers and the North Providence Chapter of the AARP.
She leaves a daughter, Janice J. Boland of North Providence; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She was mother of the late, Robert J. Kelley and Rep. James M. Kelso Jr. of South Kingstown who died Sept. 29. She was the sister of the late Ralph and Carlo Liberato and grandmother of the late Robert J. Kelley Jr.
The funeral will be held tomorrow at 10:15 a.m. from the Elliott M. Robbins Chapel, 2251 Mineral Spring Ave., with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 in St. Lawrence Church, Woonasquatucket Avenue. Burial will be in St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston.
North Smithfield

Headline: Rep. James M. Kelso, 55; 'inspiration of CG House'
Publication Date: September 30, 1999
Source: The Providence Journal
Page: D-08
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Region: North America; Northeastern United States; Rhode Island
Obituary:
SOUTH KINGSTOWN - State Rep. James M. Kelso, 55, of 42 Roys Rd., Wakefield, managing partner of the Coast Guard House restaurant, Narragansett, died yesterday at Rhode Island Hospital of cancer less than two weeks shy of his 56th birthday. He was the husband of Deborah (Gray) Kelso.
Born in Tampa, Fla., a son of Mary (Liberato) Baker of Centredale and the late James M. Kelso Sr., he lived in South County for 25 years.
Mr. Kelso was a political novice when, in 1996, he ran for the House of Representatives in District 47, which covers the southern and central sections of Narragansett and part of South Kingstown.
He won the seat in a Democratic primary, and last year he was unopposed in his bid for reelection. He was a deputy majority leader in the House.
Mr. Kelso ran the Coast Guard House restaurant the building on Ocean Road that is the focus of attention each time a hurricane or winter storm gets near Southern New England since he acquired it 20 years ago with partners Frank Caprio and Joseph Formicola Jr., Caprio said yesterday.
Caprio called Mr. Kelso "the inspiration and the brains behind the Coast Guard House," adding that "he was not an easy person to be partners with because he never heard a sob story that he didn't buy."
He described Mr. Kelso as an "extremely sensitive, compassionate and generous human being" who had a particular fondness for the needs of young people and old people. "If anyone made any request of him, he would" fill it, and "he did all of that privately," Caprio said.
"He never, ever publicly made any public display of his generosity."
Caprio also remembered Mr. Kelso as living "life to the fullest to the very end." Last week, for example, despite his illness, he attended the Splendor of Florence festival in Providence, Caprio said.
Mr. Kelso was a member of the Narragansett Democratic Town Committee, a past president of the Narragansett Chamber of Commerce board of directors, a member of the South Council Tourism Council, and was on the board of directors for the Rhode Island Hospitality and Tourism Council.
Mr. Kelso was a member of the Narragansett Lions Club, the Aurora Civic Association, the National Restaurant Association and the Narragansett Historic District Commission. He was a sponsor of Narragansett Little League.
Besides his wife and mother, he leaves a stepson, Andrew Jennings, and two stepdaughters, Carrie Kelly and Erica Kelly, all of Wakefield, and a sister, Janice Boland of North Providence. He was the brother of the late Robert Kelly.
The funeral will be held at a time to be announced from the Avery- Storti Funeral Home, 88 Columbia St., Wakefield.