SOUTH ROXANA Mary Kay Heltsley, 68, died at 2:40 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012, at Alton Memorial Hospital. She was born on Dec. 5, 1943, in Peru, Ind., a daughter of the late Alvin R. and Mary L. (Betzner) Wood. On Feb. 24, 1962, she married Carl Ray Heltsley in Bunker Hill, Ind. He died on Aug. 30, 1995. Mary was a homemaker and a member of Bethel Free Will Baptist Church in South Roxana. She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Jill and George Kelly of Mount Olive; three sons and daughters-in-law, Keith and Robin Heltsley of Altamont, Ill., Terry L. and Terry K. Heltsley of Alton, and Steve D. and Diana Heltsley of South Roxana; 16 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Joe C. Wood of Chicago. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Dale A. and Donald D. Wood. Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 26, Gray Funeral Home in Wood River. Services will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 27, at the funeral home. The Rev. Ricky Ham will officiate. Burial will follow in Wanda Cemetery in South Roxana. Memorials may be made to Bethel Free Will Baptist Church Benevolence Fund.