Lula Spaulding Kelsey honored on Salisbury history, art trail

SALISBURY — The Kelsey legacy is now written in stone specifically honoring Lula Spaulding Kelsey’s history and impact. For the first time in a few years, the Salisbury Public Arts commission unveiled a new addition to the History and Art Trail. The Lula Spaulding Kelsey marker has been in the works for a while, with some delays in molding the plaque. On Thursday, Nov. 12, family, friends and others gathered at Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home to see the new dedication to Spaulding Kelsey’s history. Spaulding Kelsey was one of the first female morticians in the state of North Carolina. She started the Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home in 1902. Now, the funeral home has been in the Kelsey family for four generations, with Adrianna Kelsey recently taking over the business. However, her community work did not end at the funeral home. She was a founding member of the Salisbury Colored Women’s League starting in 1909, which helped Salisbury during the influenza pandemic of 1928.

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