Stephen Edward Kelty, Sr., 79, of East Barre, VT died May 6, 2016 at his home after a long illness. He was born on April 29, 1937 in Northfield, VT the son of Clarence and Lena (Clough) Kelty and he attended schools in Barre and received his GED in 1973. On November 2, 1957, he married Betsy Whalen in Barre. They had three children together, Stephen Jr. Sandra and Sheila. Steve was a wonderful husband, father and grand-father and enjoyed the precious time spent with them. Stephen worked in his early years for the granite industry. He worked as a baker, and operated the former Jack's Truck Stop and Steve's Getty Station in Barre. He later worked for the State of Vermont in the Agency of Transportation retiring in 2003 do to poor health. Stephen's hobbies included: traveling, hunting, fishing, bowling, playing cards and going to the casino. He loved to watch his Red Sox games and didn't miss many. One of Steve's special interest was always his music. He was a self taught musician and played lead guitar, fiddle, banjo, mandalin and harmonica. He and his brother Earl started the Kelty Brother's Band in the early 1960's. In the mid 1970's, Earl's wife Dolores joined the band and they played music until the late 1980's. He is survived by his wife, Betsy of 58 years; two daughters, Sandra Leopold and her husband, Paul of Greenville, S.C.; Sheila Bell and her husband, Michael of South Barre, VT; daughter-in-law, Deborah Kelty who was married to Stephen E. Kelty, Jr. who died December 5, 2013 of East Barre. He is survived by his brother Earlwin H. Kelty and his wife, Dolores of Williamstown. Seven grandchildren, Terry Pearce Jr. and wife, Amanda and sons, Haidyn and Joey of Berlin; Amber (Kelty) Gartner and her husband, Lance and children, Brianne; Alliyah; Rayne and L.J. of Brookfield; Michael Bell Jr. and companion, Michelle and children, Alex; Caleb; Jonathan and Brittnee of Barre; Stephen E. Kelty lll of Barre; Zachary Pearce Sr. and his wife, Alyssa and son, Zachary Jr. of Greenville South Carolina; Sherri (Bell) Carpenter and her husband, Joe and sons, Conner; Marcus and Nathan of Pittsfield Mass; Jaszmyn (Kelty) Moreau and her husband, Steven and children, Olivia; Steven and Maverick of Northfield and 16 great-grandchildren. Steve was also survived by a brother-in-law, Edward Dunn and Daniel Royea of Williamstown; sister-in- law, Pauline Smith and her husband Leslie; and brother- in-law, Robert Whalen and wife, Helen of Keene, NH; as well as several cousins, nieces and nephews. He will miss his loving pet poodle, Holly Berry who was constantly by his side. Stephen was predeceased by two brothers, Patrick and John and three sisters, Theresa, Anita and Niyoka. Visitation will be from 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm with funeral service following at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, May 11th at Guare & Sons Funeral Home, 30 School Street, Montpelier. Burial will follow at Williamstown Village Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice, Inc., 600 Granger Road, Barre, VT 05641 or at www.cvhhh.org On-line condolences and guest book go to www.guareandsons.com