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Hyman -- Kelley Hyman, 84, of Tyrone, died Sunday, August 9, 1998 in Las Cruces. A resident of Grant County since childhood. He was a 1938 graduate of New Mexico University, where he was active in Student Council, Blue Key, and served as Junior Class President. After teaching school in Central, now known as Santa Clara, he worked with the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) at a camp in Little America, NM. He was a member of the National Association of Civilian Conservation Corps Alumni, American Legion, and Reserve Officers Association of America. A longtime member of the Silver City Elks Lodge, he was recently named"Outstanding Past Exalted Ruler" by that organization. He enlisted in the U.S. Army during WWII and ended his regular Army career as a Second Lieutenant, afterwhich he stayed in the Reserves until he retired from military duty as a Major in 1973. Mr. Kelley worked for the Veteran's Administration, served as business manager for WNMU and as general manager for the town of Silver City before going to work for Phelps Dodge in 1957. He managed Tyrone while it was still a ghost town and was named purchasing agent after the Tyrone Mine opened in 1968. He was the company lobbyist in Santa Fe before and after his retirement from the company at age of 65. Until recently, he could be found giving weekly tours of the Tyrone Mine. Survivors include a son, John T. (Terry) Kelley of Tyrone; a daughter, Kitty Berver of Las Cruces; a sister, Helen Hackney of Tucson, AZ; a brother, J. Kelley of Redding, CA; and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances (Pat) Kelley; a son, James G. Kelley; a brother, Hersehl Kelley; and a sister, Opal (Pat) Black. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 12, 1998 in Baca's Funeral Chapel, Hwy 18-East and Delk Drive in Silver City. Concluding services and interment will follow at Fort Bayard National Cemetery with military honors accorded. Serving as casketbearers will be John T., Roger and Garrett Kelley, Brandan and David Berver. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Silver City Elks Scholarship Fund, B.P.O.E. Lodge #413, 315 N. Texas, Silver City, NM 88061. Service arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Baca's Funeral Chapels in Silver City and Las Cruces.
        Published on: Tue August 11, 1998