Jamal Deon McKelvey was born on March 5, 1990 in Charleston, SC, a son of Micheal A. McKelvey and Sadie Adams McKelvey. He departed this life on Saturday, November 24, 2018 in Moncks Corner, SC .

Jamal was educated in the Berkeley County public schools in Moncks Corner, SC.

Jamal loved playing basketball and video games, using the computer, and listening to music. He also enjoyed Chinese food and double cheeseburgers.

Jamal moved to Brooklyn, NY to spend time with family. He later moved to Georgia with his cousins Kentrel and Tracie Adams.

Those who are left with his memories are his loving parents, Micheal and Sadie Adams McKelvey; brother Micheal A. McKelvey; grandmother, Josephine Scott; niece, Za'ria Smalls; uncles, Frank (Yvonne) Adams, John Adams, Ernest (Eva Mae) Adams, Owen Adams, Silas Adams, Clearance Adams, Jamie Scott, Chalmers Scott and John Scott; aunts, Virgie Mae Butler, Rachael Milligan, Reatha (Al) Limehouse, Angela Scott and Mary Ellen Brown; one special aunt, Kathaleen McKelvey; a special sister, Tshia (Valerian) Brown; a special brother, Jerome (Alicia) Grant; a special cousin, Audrey Major; and a host of other relatives and friends.