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Home My WebLink About4-31-09wKIP GORDON KELS09 M.D. Kip Gordon Kelso, M.D., 87, of Sebastian, died unexpectedly November 10, 2005 at his residence. Dr. Kelso was born September 28, 1918 in Atlanta, Georgia, and was a long time resident of Sebastian/Indian River County in which he was pthe last descendant of four generations of add additional specialty in Pulmonary), havecialist of intling earned his degree at the University of Oklahoma and residency at Baptist Memorial Hospital in San Antonio, TX as well as interning at Tampa General Hospital. As a veteran, he served in the U.S. Having arrived in Vero Beach from Texas in 1950, his first position included the title of being the Indian River County. Health Official overseeing four counties and was instrumental, in cleaning up the Vero Beach Water Plant after which he resigned his position in 1952 in order to go into private practice. He then opened his practice in Sebastian at the Colonial Building (The old Pottinger & Sons Funeral Home) in 1956. He was also one of the original members of the Real Eight Co. and was able to interpret Spanish fluently which helped in reading numerous maps from Spain listing the 11715 Spanish Plate Fleet". There were seven other members of the organization and they relied on his knowledge for accuracy in depicting the wreck sites as well as artifacts that were x-rayed for identification (which was unprecedented) being listedin the National Geographic's 1965 edition. This is how the area became known as "The Treasure Coast". Also, a first in the area was the acquisition of The Atomedic Hospital from The New York's World Fair in 1965. Due to numerous obstacles, it was not opened and burned down in 1971 although it paved the way for the founding of the; Sebastian River Medical Center in the north end of the county` which was built in 1974 on land donated by him. He was then Chief of Staff from 1976 to 1981. His retirement commenced in 1993. Involvement in the medical society led to being president and he was recognized for his many years of service to the Sebastian/Roseland. communities. Surviving are his children, Karen Bright of Cross Hill, SC, Ann Eaddy, of Pike Road, AL; Kip Kelso, Jr. of Roseland, FL; Emily Ely -Kelso of Athens, GA; McGready Kelso of Atlantic Beach, FL, Ian Kelso of Jacksonville, FL; his brother, Dr. Jack Bergstresser of Murfreesboro, TN; 14 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, Fredonia Kelso, and his daughter, Nancy Holloway Kelso Hays. A Celebration of Dr. Kelso's Life will be held 11 a.m., November 17, 2005 at the Sebastian United Methodist Church, Sebastian, FL with Dr. Ronald Thomas, Sr., officiating. In lieu of flowers the family suggests that memorials may be made to the Florida Thoracic Society, 5526 Arlington Road; Jacksonville, FL 32211 or the Sebastian River Medical Center, Dr. Kelso Building Fund, P.O. Box 780838,. Sebastian, FL 32978. Dr. Kelso will be buried with his beloved wife, Fredonia, at a' later date in Sebastian Cemetery. Arrangements by Strunk Funeral Home, Sebastian, FL Paid by CEMETERY Receipt No.. ?~.... ..D.ted....... ~/~?/?~............ NiChe. & 1300.00 Block ~ Ust Price S.. '[ 3'00: 00..... Maximum No. burial SJl8CleS................. Uni t 4 Net Pald S .................. Monument permltted .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .... . 10 W~.t 1409 (Oat. "bore till. line for ClI, Reeord on") C1IitV nf &tbusthtU OIrmrtrry IIrrb 1409 NO. 29th THIS INDENTURE MADE TIaII ...................... d..y of June 93 A. D.. I........ bel.....n Ih. Clly 0' Bebull..n, . munlelpal I!Orpor.Uon ."I.tlnl und.r the I.w. of Ihe St.le of Florid.. .. Gr.ntor .nd Kip G. Kelso ........... .................................. .p...o ;"Box .128........ ........................................................ Sebastian, Florida 32958 .......................................... ....................................... ....................................... of Ihe Counl, of ........~~~~.~~..~J~~r:................. .nl SI.te of fl.q~~~.~........................................... u Gr.ntee. WITNBSSETH. . 1300.00 That tbe Gr.ntor for .nd In consider.tJon of the sum of S .......................... to It ~ hand paid, the receipt whereof II herewith .e- knowledl"d, doel by thll Instrument panl, b.,.aJn, oeU, releaoe, convey .nd confirm unto the Gr.ntee . . .~~. . .. helrl, legal represent.tlves and .loIgnl lhe foUowing property situaled In Seb.stian, Indian River County, florid., to-wlt: An of Lot(l) .~ ~ ~.f? ,'''i.>.. ~ ~. .. ,UNIT ...~......... ,of Seb.stian municipal cemetery as per Plat Number I thereof recorded in Plat Book 2, .t P8I" 6S of the pubo. records In the omce of the Clerk of the CIrcuit Court of St. Lude County of Florid.; said land now lying and being In Indian River County, Florid.. To H.ve and to Holdlhe same forever; provided that said property shan be used solely and exclusively for the Intermenl of Ihe human dead and lhall be used, kepI and maintained at an tJmea In accordance with the rulel and "'IUJatlons, ordlnancel.nd resolutionl of the CIty of Sebastian, Florida, herelo- fore, now and hereafter adopted or provided for tha 8Dremmenl and operation of said cemetery. The conditions, restrictionl and requirementl contained In thillnstrument lhan be covenantl running with the land. In the event of the fallure of the owner of .ny properly oItuated wlthbt saki cemetery to ob- oerve and comply with inch rulel, "'IUlatJonl, resolutionl and ordlnancel and the condltlonl of the deed of convey.nce thereof then Ihe title of such owner In and to said property lhan terminate .nd the same lhall revert to lhe City of Sebastian, Florida. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The laid party of the firll part hal cauoed Ihls Instrument 10 be e;5- aUelled by III CIty Clerk and Its corporate ..al to be hereto affixed, the day .nd year first .bove w,rltten. / CITY ~ S Att..t, ~ /t:!cl:L.':h!/)1. t}((at.(f:~dt.:~l,.,-,.... (/ . . . City Cle.k In ill name and on lIs behalf by It I Mayor and Signed, S..'oel nnd D.llv...d I~re...nce 0" C - .....~.......~........ .. ~~'1U... '~~-!1"'"'''''''''' a:.~;~; FWRIDA COl'NTY OF INDIAN RIVER (QIUv JJeal) . .. 29th June 93 I HEIlEDY CERTIFY. That on thl. ....................... .d.y of .................................................... J....., Lonnie R. Powell Kathryn M. O'Halloran be'"re me p.rson..lly .ppe....,d ......................................... and ....................................... r,"pectlvely Maynr .",1 Clly CI,rlo: of lhe City of S,baotl..n, .. munld",,1 eo'J1O.ntlon un.l.. the l.wl of the St.le of Florid. tn me Io:nown 10 be Ih, Indlvidonla and oW.." desc.lbed In .nd who oxeeuled tile rO"'lIOlnl eu.veyanee to ................................................... K~.p.. q.... .~~l~.Q............................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .nd I.....lly ...Io:nowledlw the ..""utlon ther...f to be lh,I, f.., .et .n,1 deed II I".h orn.... Ih,..""lo duly aUlhorlsed1 .nd th.t the Offld..1 ...1 of ..Id enrporatlon II duly .fflx.d th.relo, .nd Ih. 1.ld .onrey.ne, I. Ihe ..et .nd d.ed of Aid corpo..Uon. WITNBS." my .lln..t".., .nd otflcl.1 _I ..t BebeaU.n. in the I..t "o....ld. UNOo\ II. .".., ....,~......... "'~....... ...... ....CO.... Linda M. Lohsl I -k'e/SlJ) I<'p b ()('d(;)() PO.lJt>x 1;28 ~eb6~'QJ')1 FL 3~q6(S' A/;d1e6 9111J2tJes.J.,-;B/1Je131; ilniH MCJ7e q - I<ip t5ordon K~/::SD Mthe./6- 6~(J/~0~vJ ke1/~ CD. 0.)). It/II/ft}) &lYY7a.J (1-5 'r~,{;'J.' II ~ I Cf3 ])eed::it )"-/09 ----- -------- Paid by CEMETERY Receipt N 761 o. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dated 6 /29/93 List Price $ " ~ 3.00. 00 .... " . " . " " . . . . " . " " . " . , f.e ot~lP.w# 13011:00..... -""m No. >"""_..""... ..... ...... ... 0/ ~~~~. Mooomoo'''_'od....................... (Data above this line for CJty Record only) Niches 9 & 10 W~~ Block 31 Unit 4 1409 . . 70/ THE SEBASTIAN CEMETERY CITY OF SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA OF: Dollars ($A'5A"f~ FROM: , 19~ for the purchase of the upon the terms and conditions as Cemetery Unit / ($/3~ ) Purchase Pric : Terms and Condition of sale: 1kfJ. ~ A/~ 'I I~ ~~,h I~ t/J.1J1- This contract shall.) be binding upon 150th parties, the purchaser, when approved by the owner of the property described. seller and the above I, or we, agree to purchase the above described property on the terms and conditions stated in the foregoing instrument: The City of Sebastian agrees to sell the above mentioned property to the above named purchaser(s) on the terms and conditions stated in the above instrument. h4WV_- ~ #itness . (./ . 1,! . .-:. .. 0 .. .\ ~ ~ "'1 N ., .. - . - - - ~ ~ I&) '-'l lD I . '- i C')., ~ I 4D- ""- j ,~ tit \ ~ } ~ ru tr" o - . lD CD ID \ ID Clt Clt N OlD~ C') (l)N < -I- I w)(~ -9 .;.. \ ~O . ,.a:: ~ 0 I .111% <0 ...c. .. CJ.< ~it .... - Q.o;: ~. :i IT .. . 'en ,,% ~ .. .. _A.< :f~r-.... Lon ~ III III ~en;; ~ CO (I) 0:)< ~ 0 ~101Il 't I.( C')_1Il 0 (., 0411(1) ~ ~ II ~ tJJ 0 .. ..: - \l . ___ ..-0. i I I / I 1 . ,"1y 0" "'\ x iJ'':J ~ ~~. ' ,:YO 'l-ov.:l S' .,.".<J 1t€" \'::J\.- Of: PELJC~~ . City of Sebastian POST OFFICE BOX 780127 Cl SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32978 TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330 Cl FAX (407) 589-5570 July 9, 1993 Kip G. Kelso P.O. Box 128 Sebastian, Florida 32958 Dear Mr. Kelso: Enclosed is Cemetery Deed No. 1409 for Cemetery Niches 9 and 10 West, Block 31, unit 4. Also enclosed is a form - Return for Transfers of Interest in Florida Real Property - which must be filled out by you and completed by the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court when and if you have the deed recorded. If you wish to have this deed recorded you may do so at the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, 2145 14th Avenue, Vero Beach, Florida. We are enclosing two copies of Receipt No. 761 and ask that you sign and return to us the copy marked with an "X" and retain the other copy for your records. A stamped, self-addressed envelope is provided for your convenience. Kathryn M. O'Halloran City Clerk KMO:lml enclosure (\ws-form-cem.rec) . . 7~/ THE SEBASTIAN CEMETERY CITY OF SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA Dollars ($A?J.J'~ FROM: , 19~ for the purchase of the upon the terms and conditions as Cemetery Unit / ($/3#" ) Purchase Pric : Terms and Condition of saLe: .Jf6j. ~ A!~ 9 I~ PJ- ~h I~ $/5. ~ This contract shall..} be binding upon !Soth par-ties, the purchaser, when approved by the owner of the property described. seller and the above I, or we, agree to purchase the above described property on the terms and conditions stated in the foregoing instrument: 1/ ~/) ) ,tp f J~r- UP? ' . ( The City of Sebastian agrees to sell the above mentioned property to the above named purchaser(s) on the terms and conditions stated in the above instrument. ~d~~ .#itness . \.../ ....:.. .. '.~--;~T~.<;~': ' 1-3/..; O/u,L 'I KIP GORDON KELSO, M.D. . . Kip GordOn Kelso, M.D., 87. of Sebastian. died unexpectedl~ November lQ, 2005 at his residence.. .. " .'" . .. . .' '. '<1 Dr. Kelso was born September 28, 1918 in Atlanta,Georgi~I and was a long time. resident of sebaStian/lndianRlverCount~ in which he was the last descendant of four generations of physi,eians; aspeci.list of internalmedicin~\ (with al1j add. it~.onal. s. peciarty in 'Pulmonary), hav. ing .ear. ned his degr.e"d at the UnlvetSTty of Oklahoma and residency at ,Baptist" Memorial Hospital in San Antonio, TX as well as interning at. Tampa General Hospital. As a veteran, he served in the u.S. Army. ' Having arrived in VeroBeach from Texas in 1950, his first.. positloliincludedthe title of being the Indian Rtver count~ Health 'Official overseeing four counties and was Insti'umentat: In. cl8ilnlng. up.. the. ver9. B~ch Water Pia. n. taft;er W.hlCh hite resigl1ed fils position 101962 In order to go Jnt, prlvat pra~tlce. He then opened his practice. in . Sebastian at the col(1nlalBuUding (The old Pottinger & Sons Funeral ,Home) in 195Q)j He wasals,o one of the original members ,of the Real ~Ight Co, and ,was able to interpret spanish. fluentl.n.y w. hic~- helPEld. in reading numerous map~ from, Spain listing t.h. e "l71p Spanish Plate fleet". There were seven Other members of th~ .org. an.' izatiOf!land.. they r. elied on hls....knOWI.edge for a. ccuracy It depicting' the wreck sites as well as artifacts that were x-raye for identification (Which. was" unprecedented) being listed I the Natiol'fcU, Geo'l.raphic'!j 1965 edition. . This Is. hoW the area) became known as The Treasure Coast".. 'J( , '. Also, a first in the area. was the acqulsitiof.1 of The AtomediO:. Hospital froin The NewYork~s World Fair in 1965t. DuetC; numerous obsta!=les, It was not open~ and, burned down II). 1971 although It paved the way for the fc>undiri-g of thll Sebastian 'River Medical. Center in the north end of the county which. was bt,lilt in 1974 on land donated by him. He was then Chief of Staff frqm 1976 to 1981. . .!. . )b His retlrem~nt commenced in 1993~ Involvement in th~1 mediCal society led to being president and he wasrecognil:eClt for his many years of service to the SebastJan/Roselanqj communities. ,!:; S. urviving ..are his children. Karen .B. right. .Of cross. H..iII:. SC, AnAl Eaddy of Pike Road, At; Kip Kelso. Jr. of Roseland, tL; EI1'1I~ Ely-Kelsoof At.hens, G.A; MC..GreadY K.eiSo of . Atlao.tle Be.ach,F 0 Ian ~elso of JackSonville, FL;. his brother, Dr...Jack 'Berastress of Murfreesboro, TN; 14 grandchHdren;'8 great-grandChildren. He was predeceased ... by his wife, Fredonia Kelso, and hls1 da~ter,.NanCyHOnowaYKelsoHays.. . .. ,] A: Celebration of Dr. Kelso's Life will be held 11 a.m. . November 17,2005. at the SebastianUnitedMethodlstChurchlI Sebastian,FL with Dr. Ronald Thomas, ,$f., officiating. ' :) In lieu of floWers th.1mnIl~. suggests tilatmeinortalJrnayt,l made to'the fJOFid~ Thqraclc Society, 5~26.ArlrR9fb" Ro~dP Jacksonvlll~1 fL 32211 or' theSeb~ianRiver MedlcalCen~1 . . Dr. Kelso lkJndmg Fund,P.O,8c)x 7~sebastl"",FL 32!t78.1H 'Dr.K&fscr will .~ buried with his beloved wife. Fredonia, at jj>. laterdateh1SebastianCernetery, . U3 Arrangements by Strunk Funeral Home, Sebastian, FL. .'. . ',y";:~:.'<-~',';.' ..,:,':.:~~:~~.-:>:.;.>.. .,.,' .-,'. a 13 6