Sharon Ann Kelley, 79, of Texas City, Texas passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at UTMB Health – Clear Lake Campus Hospital in Webster. Sharon was born on August 17, 1947 in Galveston to John Pershing Peden Sr. and Joyce Rehm Peden. She was a resident of Focused Care in Webster for the past year and a half and had previously been a resident of Friendship Haven in Friendswood for two years.
Sharon is survived by her son, Raymond Franklin Jr. and wife, Audrey; daughter Terri Hildebrand and husband, Brian; grandson Aaron Franklin and wife Sarah; granddaughter Anna Nunez and husband, Gerson; granddaughters Emma Hildebrand, Natalie Aleman, and Rebekah Hildebrand; and grandson Anthony Hildebrand. Additionally, Sharon had a life-long friend from grade school, Joy Hathorn, of Crockett, Texas with whom she continued to write.
As a child growing up in Galveston, Sharon attended Island Elementary School and St. Mary’s Cathedral Parochial School. The family moved to Texas City in 1961 where she attended Levi Fry Jr. High and Texas City High School. She married Raymond Kelley Sr. on December 18, 1971 and they had three children.
Sharon had a servant’s heart, demonstrated by her choice of careers and the life she lived. She was a straight A student at BTS Health Careers of Texas where she studied to pursue a career in long-term care and home health. She was a dedicated wife, a loving grandmother, and a faithful caretaker to her aging mother.
Sharon is preceded in death by her father; her mother; her husband of 51 years; her brother, John Peden Jr.; her son, John Franklin; and her daughter-in-law, Annette Franklin.
Sharon will be laid to rest on October 17, 2026 at Galveston Memorial Park in Hitchcock where her father and mother also rest. The funeral will be officiated by Rev. Reginald G. Clemons and the pallbearers will be Brian Hildebrand, Aaron Franklin, Gerson Nunez, Emma Hildebrand, Anthony Hildebrand, and Ethan Valdivia.