Richenda Kelly Straus Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Richenda Kelly Straus of Columbus, Georgia, who passed away at the age of 99, on March 18, 2026. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Richard Edward and Winnie Davis Knight Kelly; her husband Jack Bernard Straus, Sr.; her sister Janie Kelly Baer (Russ); her niece Winnie Anne Drost of Augusta, GA; her brother Richard Eugene (R. E.); her sister-in-law Betty Kelly; her brother Gary Knight Kelly; and her sister-in-law Evelyn Redmond Kelly of Columbus.
She is survived by: her sons, Jack Bernard Straus, Jr. (Karen) of Frisco, TX and Dr. Richard Kelly Straus, Sr. (Julie) of Columbus, GA.; her grandchildren, Nathan Richard Straus (Karin) of Grand Prairie, TX, Joel David Straus of Coppell, TX, Daniel Edward Straus (Afton) of Frisco, TX, Richard Kelly Straus, Jr. (Rachel) of Columbus, Virginia Anne Straus (Jess) of Atlanta, Grace Helen Straus of Los Angeles, Charles Bernard Straus of Cape Girardeau, MO and Minna Louise Straus of Columbus, GA; her great grandchildren, Lydia May of Grand Prairie, TX, Marina Lily of Grand Prairie, TX, Opal Juliet Straus of Grand Prairie, TX, Elijah James, Phoebe Ruth, Simon Ezekiel Straus of Frisco, TX, Sawyer Kelly, William Charles, Lucille Anne Straus of Columbus, George Owen and Remington Smith Straus of Atlanta; her nieces and nephews, Karen Elaine Kelly of Columbus, GA, Peg Duke of Huntsville, AL, Charles Robert Gay, David Long of Sacramento, CA, William J. Stein of Kalamazoo, MI and Timothy Michael Kelly of Columbus; and her friend Georgia.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Grace Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 4747, Columbus, GA 31914 (gracechurchcolumbus.org) or to Pioneer Bible Translators, P.O. Box 380820, Duncanville, TX 75138-0820 (pioneerbible.org).
