RAYMOND F. KELLS

Raymond F. Kells 67, of Woodville Alton Road, Hope Valley, passed on Saturday, March 21, 2009 at home with his wife and family beside him. He was the husband of Patricia (Ponichtera) Kells. They were married for forty-five years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Raymond F. and Anna (Kapanios) Kells, Sr. He was the national sales manager for Bristol Yachts prior to being the builder of Kells Yachts. Mr. Kells was the founder and builder of Water Wizz of Cape Cod and developer of Water Wizz of Westerly. He also built Adventure Land of Narragansett. He was a member of The Community Church of Vero Beach, FL and a member of the Lions Club of Swansea, MA. Mr. Kells was a 2nd Lt. in the US Army during the Vietnam War era. Besides his wife he is survived by his children, Rebecca Kells-Brotemarkle and her husband Eric of Jupiter, FL, Melissa Kells-Burdick and her husband Joshua of Vero Beach, FL, R. Michael Kells of Hope Valley and Melanie Craig of Kauai, Hawaii. Mr. Kells was the grandfather of five. He was the brother of Robert Kells and his wife Kathy of South Kingstown and Richard Kells and his wife Lisa of Scituate. A memorial service led by Reverend Robert Baggott of The Community Church of Vero Beach, FL will be held on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. in Christ Episcopal Church, 7 Elm Street, Westerly. VISITING HOURS Wednesday 4-6 p.m. in the Nardolillo Funeral Home, SOUTH COUNTY CHAPEL, 1111 Boston Neck Road, (Rt.1A). Narragansett. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Ray's name to Dr. Toni Choueiri's Research Fund, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Attn: Contribution Services, 10 Brookline Place, West, 6th Floor, Brookline, MA 02445.

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