{"id":24243,"date":"2017-09-10T15:36:41","date_gmt":"2017-09-10T19:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=24243"},"modified":"2017-09-10T15:37:01","modified_gmt":"2017-09-10T19:37:01","slug":"in-loving-memory-of-chena-kelly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=24243","title":{"rendered":"In Loving Memory of Chena Kelly"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_24244\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24244\" style=\"width: 531px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=24244#main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24244\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1501458_1482215835323290_1705792453_o.jpg\" alt=\"Chena Kelly\" width=\"531\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1501458_1482215835323290_1705792453_o.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1501458_1482215835323290_1705792453_o-122x150.jpg 122w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1501458_1482215835323290_1705792453_o-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1501458_1482215835323290_1705792453_o-836x1024.jpg 836w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1501458_1482215835323290_1705792453_o-326x399.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1501458_1482215835323290_1705792453_o-700x858.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24244\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chena Kelly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">November 8, 1964 &#8211; September 18, 1993<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Obituary<\/strong> | \u00a0KELLY &#8211; Chena, Funeral services for Chena Kelly will be held 2 PM Tuesday (today) at Hewell and Son Funeral Home, Jacksonville, FL, with interment in Oakland Cemetery. Chena is best known throughout Florida&#8217;s Gay Community having performed throughout the state&#8217;s nite club. Chena began in the Art of Female Impersonation 11 years ago in Jacksonville and trained under the late Rene Rodriquez, winning such titles as Miss Suncoast, Miss Ft. Lauderdale Beach, Ms Florida USA, Miss Central Florida, Miss Jacksonville, and the coveted Miss Florida 1990. Chena is best known for her stage dramatics and stunning beauty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Accomplishments<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=15708\"><strong>1st Alternate to Miss Continental 1991<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=60103\"><strong>Miss Florida F.I. 1990<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-24243 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=24244'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"122\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1501458_1482215835323290_1705792453_o-122x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Chena Kelly\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-24244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1501458_1482215835323290_1705792453_o-122x150.jpg 122w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1501458_1482215835323290_1705792453_o-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1501458_1482215835323290_1705792453_o-836x1024.jpg 836w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1501458_1482215835323290_1705792453_o-326x399.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1501458_1482215835323290_1705792453_o-700x858.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1501458_1482215835323290_1705792453_o.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 122px) 100vw, 122px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-24244'>\n\t\t\t\tChena Kelly\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=24249'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1095098_1484155158462691_2131760840_n-113x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Chena Kelly\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-24249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1095098_1484155158462691_2131760840_n-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1095098_1484155158462691_2131760840_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1095098_1484155158462691_2131760840_n-326x435.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1095098_1484155158462691_2131760840_n-700x933.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1095098_1484155158462691_2131760840_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 113px) 100vw, 113px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-24249'>\n\t\t\t\tChena Kelly\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Chena Kelly and Friends<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-24243 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=24245'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"143\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/19479_273215371598_6236959_n-150x143.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Amber Richards and Chena Kelly - Photo courtesy of Keith Whitehead aka Heather Munroe\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-24245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/19479_273215371598_6236959_n-150x143.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/19479_273215371598_6236959_n-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/19479_273215371598_6236959_n-326x311.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/19479_273215371598_6236959_n.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-24245'>\n\t\t\t\tAmber Richards and Chena Kelly &#8211; Photo courtesy of Keith Whitehead aka Heather Munroe\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chenakelly\">Chena Kelly Tribute on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 8, 1964 &#8211; September 18, 1993 Obituary | \u00a0KELLY &#8211; Chena, Funeral services for Chena Kelly will be held&#8230; <span class=\"gridview-grid-post-read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=24243\">read more<span class=\"gridview-sr-only\"> In Loving Memory of Chena Kelly<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,22],"class_list":["post-24243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainers","tag-florida","tag-in-loving-memory","wpcat-6-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24243\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}