Barbara A. (Lynch) Kelly Paul

Barbara Ann (Bobbie) Kelly Paul, 84, died peacefully in the company of her family in Villa St. Joseph on July 21. Bobbie was born in Philadelphia in 1931 to James J. Frain (engineer, real estate executive, entertainer, amateur boxer) and Barbara Ann Lynch (salesperson, model). She attended high school in Meyersdale, PA where her father joined a family coal mining business. Bobbie attended nursing school at St. Joseph Hospital in Pittsburgh, married James D. Kelly, MD, and settled with him in Forest Hills to raise their family. She was active in local politics and St. Maurice Parish. Bobbie returned to nursing in 1981, joined the staff and became manager of the behavioral health unit at Forbes Regional Hospital, retiring in 1988. Following the death of her first husband, she married Elwood Paul with whom she lived in Sun City Center, FL where Bobbie's community involvement included tutoring incarcerated adults and adolescents. The couple returned to Pittsburgh and lived happily until Elwood's death in 2014. Bobbie is survived by her son James Kelly (Sigrid King) and daughter Karen Kelly, MD (Ron Voorhees, MD); grandsons Zachary Scholze (April), Barney Kelly (Molly) and Toby Kelly, and James Patrick Kelly; step-children Douglas Paul, MD (Ann), Vicki Roos (Brad), and Karen Allen (Barry); and nieces, nephews, and step-grandchildren. Bobbie was a smart, strong, fun loving, principled woman who loved her family and treasured her friends. Friends received Wolfe Memorial, Inc., Forest Hills Chapel, 3604 Greensburg Pike, 412-731-5001, Sunday only 2-6pm.  Mass of Christian Burial St. Maurice Church Monday 10am.  Private interment. Memorial donations may be made to Villa St. Joseph, Baden, PA; Animal Friends of WPA; Operation Safety Net.