Valery Joy Frazier Kelley,66, of Havelock, North Carolina entered into eternal rest on Monday, February 9, 2026 at UNC Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC.

Her service is 2:00 PM, Saturday, February 21, 2026 at Piney Grove AME Zion Church 1430 Temples Point Rd., Havelock. The interment will follow at the Morris-Carter Cemetery, Netties Lane, Havelock.

She is survived by her husband, Dr. James C. Kelley, Sr.; her son, Christopher Kelley; daughter, Java Kelley; her grandson, Knowledge Kelley-Best; mother, Anna Bell Carter Frazier, Havelock, NC; sisters, Deborah Frazier, Havelock, NC and Shirley Williams (Morris) Stafford, VA; three brothers, Barry Frazier and Alan Frazier (Gale) of Havelock and Rickey Frazier (Felicia) Chesapeake, VA; a host of in-laws from Patterson, NJ, Connecticut, New York, NY, Georgia and Florida.