Published April 2007

Designed to Succeed

By Marian Bond

Located on an 80-acre farm in Bellefontaine, Ohio, Clifford and Mary Jane Kelly have been in the onsite system installation and pumping business from their home office since 1987, initially installing septic tanks. When it became apparent to the couple that there was a need for someone to pump those tanks and many others being installed in the growing area, they switched the business to that line of work in 1991. The advent of Honda Corp. manufacturing plants in the area fueled the growth of many small businesses in the mid-western region of Ohio, and Kelly's Septic was a big beneficiary.