LEONTINE KELLY
Name: Leontine Turpeau Current Kelly
Born: 5 March 1920
Leontine Turpeau Current Kelly is a retired American Bishop of the United
Methodist Church. She was born 5 March 1920 in Washington, D.C., one of eight
children. Her father, David D. Turpeau, Sr., was a prominent Methodist minister,
who later served four terms in the Ohio House of Representatives. For a period
of time he also served simultaneously as a Pastor and a District Superintendent.
Her mother, Ila Marshall Turpeau, was an outspoken advocate for women and Blacks
and a founder of the Urban League of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Leontine's first marriage (to Gloster B. Current) ended in divorce. They had
three children: Angella P., Gloster B., Jr., and John David Current. Leontine
then married the Rev. Dr. James David Kelly, a United Methodist minister (now
deceased). Following her husband's death, Leontine adopted his great-granddaughter,
Pamela Lynne Kelly.
Name: Leontine Turpeau Current Kelly
Born: 5 March 1920
Leontine Turpeau Current Kelly is a retired American Bishop of the United
Methodist Church. She was born 5 March 1920 in Washington, D.C., one of eight
children. Her father, David D. Turpeau, Sr., was a prominent Methodist minister,
who later served four terms in the Ohio House of Representatives. For a period
of time he also served simultaneously as a Pastor and a District Superintendent.
Her mother, Ila Marshall Turpeau, was an outspoken advocate for women and Blacks
and a founder of the Urban League of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Leontine's first marriage (to Gloster B. Current) ended in divorce. They had
three children: Angella P., Gloster B., Jr., and John David Current. Leontine
then married the Rev. Dr. James David Kelly, a United Methodist minister (now
deceased). Following her husband's death, Leontine adopted his great-granddaughter,
Pamela Lynne Kelly.