Kelly J. Day, 86,of Pikeville, and formerly mayor here, whose efforts led to the establishment of the Breaks Interstate Park, died about 4 p.m. ,April 30 of a stroke at the Pikeville Methodist Hospital. 

Day who became known as "Mr. Breaks of the Sandy" suffered a fractured hip about six weeks ago.  He had been released  from the hospital a week and was readmitted yesterday after suffering a stroke at his home. 

Day, who never retired despite advancing years, was president and a director of the First National Bank and president and owner of the Kentucky Wholesale Company, Pikeville, a grocery firm.  He was an employee of the grocery company when it was founded in 1915 and became its president within a few years. 

At the time of his death, he was one of three Kentucky members of the Breaks Interstate Park Commission and was the first chairman of the commission.  The park, near Elkhorn City, Ky, straddles the Kentucky-Virginia line. 

He was also the first president of the Breaks Park Association. 

He was a member emeritus of the Pikeville College board of trustees, a former trustee of Kentucky Wesleyan College, and at the time of his death was a board member of the Pikeville Methodist Hospital. 

He was awarded a Doctor of Humanities degree by Pikeville College in June, 1958. 

Day early in his career was a school teacher in Knott County and later was elected Knott County School Superintendent, serving from 1901 to 1905.  He helped found the Hindman Settlement School and contributed to the school the remainder of his life. 

His first wife, the former Anna Mae Elkin, now deceased, was a charter member of the faculty of the Hindman Settlement School. 

Before coming to Pikeville in 1915, he was engaged in the general merchandise field in Knott and Floyd Counties. 

He was born Nov.11,1876, at McPherson, Ky. in Knott County, and was the son of William H. and Marinda (Francis) Day.  He was educated in the public schools of Knott County and Southern Normal School at Bowling Green, Kentucky.  He was named a Kentucky Colonel many times for outstanding services. 

Day, who served as mayor of Pikeville from 1934 to 1937, was a former director of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. 

He was Pikeville's oldest Kiwanian and one of the charter members of the Pikeville Kiwanis Club, which was formed in 1923.  He was twice president of the club, serving in 1924 and 1940.  He also
served twice as lieutenant governor of this area's division of the Kentucky-Tennessee District of Kiwanis International.  His terms were 1929 and 1941.  He was program committee chairman when
the district held its meeting in Pikeville in 1939. 

He was a Mason and a long-time member of the Methodist Church.  He served in various official positions in the Pikeville Methodist Church.  He was a partner in the firm of Francis and Day, retail merchants, from 1906 to1912, and a partner in Martin and Day from 1913 to 1914.  He was a bookkeeper for the Kentucky Wholesale Company from 1915 to 1919, president and general manager of the wholesale company from 1919 to 1934, and its owner since 1934. 

Survivors include his wife, Bertha Kissling Day; a son Franklin Day, of Pikeville, a faculty member of Pikeville College, and a sister, Minnie Pearrigan, of Kingsport, Tennessee. 

The family, in complying with a request made by Day years ago, has asked that those who intended to send flowers, instead make contributions to Pikeville College. 

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. at the Pikeville Methodist Church with the Rev. Harold Dorsey and the Rev. Robert L. Anderson officiating. 

The body is at the Baker Funeral Home Chapel and will be removed from the chapel at 12:15 p.m. tomorrow to the Pikeville Methodist Church to lie in state until the funeral.  After funeral services here, the body will be removed tomorrow to the Millard Mortuaries, Lexington, Ky.  Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Millard Mortuaries and interment will follow in the Lexington Cemetery.