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Horace Alton Shelton
25 Dec 1893 – 2 Sep 1984
| Birth | 25 Dec 1893 |
| Death | 2 Sep 1984 |
| Cemetery | Riverview Memorial Gardens Fayetteville , Lincoln County , Tennessee , USA |
| Added by | Michael Pitcock on 08 Jan 2015 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102099333 |
Bio
He was the son of Henderson Ambrose "Hence" and Mary Lee (Austell) Shelton and married Mamie Lois Jennings - 02 Jul 1912 - Lincoln Co., Tennessee. His obituary follows: Horace Alton Shelton of Chattanooga, formerly of Fayetteville, died Sunday in Chattanooga following a long illness. He was 91. Services were Tuesday afternoon at Riverview Funeral Home in Fayetteville with the Rev. Virgil Harmon officiating. Burial was in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Mr. Shelton was a native of Lincoln County and the son of the late Hentz A. and Mary Austell Shelton. His wife, Mrs. Mamie L. Jennings Shelton, died in 1978. Mr. Shelton was a retired farmer and a member of the Church of God. He is survived by two sons, Earl Shelton and Raymond Shelton, both of Chattanooga; three daughters, Mrs. Velma Rogers of Chattanooga, Mrs. Bondell Roney of Dearborn Heights, Michigan, and Mrs. Eva Pruett of Ringgold, Georgia; two sisters, Mrs. Pearl Couch of Tullahoma, and Mrs. Rilla Tucker of Decherd; 12 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. Source: The Elk Valley Times Fayetteville, Tennessee Wednesday, September 5, 1984 Horace Alton Shelton, 91, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, formerly of Fayetteville, died Sunday in Chattanooga. The funeral was to be today at 1 p.m. at the Gallant-Riverview Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Virgil Harmon officiating. Burial was to be in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Velma Rogers of Chattanooga, Mrs. Bondell Honey of Michigan, and Mrs. Eva Pruett of Georgia; two sons, Earl Shelton and Raymond Shelton, both of Chattanooga; two sisters, Mrs. Pearl Couch and Mrs. Rilla Tucker, both of Tennessee; 12 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. Source: The Huntsville Times Huntsville, Alabama Tuesday, September 4, 1984
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- Fannie Elizabeth Shelton Sullenger 1887–1965
- Maymie Pearl Shelton Couch 1895–1990
- Sylvesta "Nettie" Shelton Plattenburg 1898–1972
- Maggie Rilla Shelton Tucker 1906–1993
Children
- Iva Bondell Shelton Honey 1913–2004 FaG
- Eva Virginia Shelton Pruett 1915–2010 FaG
- Velma Pearl "Mimi" Shelton Rogers 1920–2018 FaG
- Raymond Ambers Shelton 1921–2019 FaG
- Robert Earl Shelton 1931–2009 FaG
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