GREENSBORO — Kelly Fletcher, 39, of 204 Rockford Road, died suddenly at her home on the evening of Friday, September 26, 2009.

Following a private interment in Green Hill cemetery, a celebration of Kelly's life will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, September 30, at West Market Street United Methodist Church .

Born November 14, 1969, at the U.S. Army Hospital in Frankfurt, Germany, Kelly grew up in Greensboro, graduating from Page High School in 1987. In her teen years, while working as a clerk at Brown-Gardiner drugs, she developed a strong interest in pharmacy, and in 1992 she graduated with a BS in pharmacy from the University of North Carolina School of Pharmacy at Chapel Hill, where she was a member of the Delta Delta Delta Sorority. She made her debut with the Greensboro Debutante Society in 1989.

Following graduation, Kelly was employed by Revco drugs (later to become CVS) in the New Bern area. After her marriage to Frank P. Fletcher III of Columbia, S.C., in April 1994, the couple returned to Greensboro where she has since been employed as the pharmacist in charge at CVS-Cornwallis at Golden Gate. On multiple occasions, she was honored with the coveted CVS President's Paragon Award, and she was revered by those whom she knew and served. Kelly was known by her patients, her employees and in her community for her dedication, her boundless and infectious enthusiasm, her professional knowledge, her unique, personable and caring nature, and her commitment to excellence, as well as for her passion for her work and compassion for her patients. Kelly also loved animals, and with her husband raised several champion Shetland sheep dogs.

She is survived by her husband, Frank Pickett Fletcher III, of the home; her father, Dr. Robert Sevier (Pat Austin Sevier) of Greensboro; a brother, Robert "Skip" Sevier Jr. of Archdale; by a large step-family, and by numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and in-laws.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Jane Higgins Sevier, in 1989.

Her family will receive guests from 6 until 7:30 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, September 29, at Forbis & Dick Funeral Service, North Elm Street Chapel.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in Kelly's memory be made to the Kelly Fletcher Fund at West Market Street United Methodist Church, 302 W. Market Street, Greensboro, NC 27401, the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, CB#7360, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, or the American Diabetes Association Research Foundation, 1701 N. Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311.

Offer online condolences at www.forbisanddick.com