James M. (Jim) Kelly, 52, of Waterville, passed away Monday, November 1, 2010, at the Harding Nursing Home, from complications of Huntington's Disease. He was born July 13, 1958, in Milford, CT, the son of Samuel C. Kelly and the late Joan Hopkins Kelly, and was a graduate of Foran High School in Milford. Jim worked in construction, a paper mill, and layed carpet, prior to working at the American Food Co. in Stratford, CT. In 2004 he relocated to Waterville to be near family. Jim liked hunting, fishing and the outdoors, and also had a lifelong love of horses. He is survived by his father and step-mother, Sam and Gertrude Kelly of Stockwell; a sister, Barbara Kelly of the Harding Nursing Home, Waterville; a brother, Daniel Lee Kelly of Meridian, MS; a nephew, Stephen Kelly of Newport News, VA; and two aunts, Arlene Kelly and Darlene Kelly, both of Stratford, CT. Services were held at the convenience of the family with interment in St. Bernard's Cemetery, Waterville. The family wishes to acknowledge the entire staff of the Harding Nursing Home and Dr. Francis Chabot, for all their wonderful care and compassion. Arrangements are with the Kloster-Northrop & Bentz Funeral Home, Waterville.