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Perry Junior Shelley

21 Mar 1929 – 29 Sep 2017

Birth21 Mar 1929
Death29 Sep 2017
CemeteryBethlehem Cemetery
Whitney , Hill County , Texas , USA
Added byCathy Creger Shelley on 30 Sep 2017
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183856149

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Perry J. Shelley March 21, 1929 - September 29, 2017 Perry Shelley, 88, of Whitney, passed away on September 29, 2017 in Whitney. He was born March 21, 1929 to the late James Perry and Mamie Ivy Shelley. He was a lifetime resident of Whitney and attended Whitney schools. On August 12, 1949, he married Jackie Shelley. The couple were married 62 years until her death on February 17, 2012. Perry was a proud U.S. Army Korean Conflict Veteran. He retired from the State of Texas in 1991 where he was a Park Ranger at Lake Whitney State Park for 28 years. Perry loved his family and his many friends. After Jackie's death, he moved to the beaches of Port Bolivar, Texas where he could always be found in the shop making handcrafted wood art with his trusty dog, Little Man, constantly by his side. Perry was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Whitney, International Order of Odd Fellows and a lifetime member of the American Legion Post # 522. Also preceding him in death was his grandson, James Arnold, in 1989. Survivors include his children, Sandra Sue Arnold of Cleburne, Mike Shelley and Amber of Port Bolivar; grand daughter, Tracey Lynne Cox and husband, Will and great grand daughter, Sadey Vaughan all of Hillsboro as well as numerous cousins, nieces, nephews and extended family. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, October 2, 2017 at Bethlehem Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Sunday at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney.

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