Belford Downing Kellam, 89, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Monday, March 10, 2014 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Franktown, VA, he was the son of the late Russell Kellam and the late Louise Miles Kellam. He was a World War II United States Navy Veteran, a graduate of University of Virginia, retired electrical engineer at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, a deacon at Christ Memorial Presbyterian Church in Columbia, MD and was well known for making crab and minnow pots for the local community. He is survived by a daughter, Kathryn Kellam Powell of Woodbine, MD and two grandsons, John Anthony Somers of Baltimore, MD and Alex Kendall Somers of Reykjavik, Iceland. A celebration of his life will be held Saturday, March 15, 2014 at 3:00 PM at the American Legion Post #56 in Cheriton, VA. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to American Legion Post #56, Post Office Box 351, Cheriton, VA 23316. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.doughtyfuneralhome.com Arrangements were made by the Wilkins-Doughty Funeral Home in Cape Charles, Virginia.