Braidon Kelly, age 13, of Crossville, passed away on February 3, 2024, at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga.

He was born on August 30, 2010, in Lansing, Michigan, the son of Jeromy Kelly and Patti Malouhos.

Braidon was a 7th-grade student at Brown Elementary School where he started in Pre-K. He loved karate, fishing, and hunting. He got his first two deer this year with the buck being mounted. He enjoyed shooting at Sportsman Shooting Park. He attended the Linary Church of Christ where he was saved and baptized. He was mentored by Gary and Pat Denslow through Kids on the Rise.

He is survived by his father and mother: Randal and Jackie Cobb; biological mother: Patti Malouhos; brother: Xander Osborne; sister: Kimberly Kelly; step-sister: Audrey Cobb; nephew: Nathan Doxie; paternal great-grandfather: Willie Stewart (Corey); paternal great-grandmother: Linda Kelly; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

Braidon was preceded in death by his father: Jeromy Kelly; maternal grandmother: Kim Bailey; maternal grandfather: Jim Pelletier; and paternal great-grandparents: Glenn Ray and Audrey Earlene Cobb.

Funeral services will be held at Bilbrey Funeral Home on Saturday, February 10, 2024, at 2 p.m. with burial to follow at Green Acres Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. before the service.

There will be a dinner following the service at the First Methodist Church on Main Street provided by the KOTR and the Linary Church of Christ. The family would like to thank the First Methodist Church for hosting the dinner.

Instead of flowers, the family requests donations to Brown Elementary School in Braidon’s honor.

Arrangements and care are provided by Bilbrey Funeral Home and Cremation Service.