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William Arthur "Bud" Shelley

2 Oct 1890 – 27 Jul 1953

Birth	2 Oct 1890
Death	27 Jul 1953
Cemetery	Whitney Memorial Park Whitney , Hill County , Texas , USA
Added by	Cathy Creger Shelley on 18 Aug 2005
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6702901

Bio

Whitney Messenger Friday July 31, 1953 William Arthur Shelley, son if the late J.W. Shelley and Mrs. Sarah J. Shelley, passed away at Whitney Memorial Hospital at 5 p.m. Monday July 25. He was born Oct. 21, 1890 in Cherokee Nation, now Oklahoma. He came to Texas with his parents at the age of 3 years and had since resided in and near Whitney. Mr. Shelley was married to Miss Cora Dunn on May 2, 1914 and to this union two daughters were born, Mrs. Viola Booth, of Prairie Valley and Mrs. Mae Russo of Waco. After her death in 1918 Mr. Shelley married Mrs. Annie R. Simmons May 31, 1920. Mr. and Mrs. Shelley have four deceased children. He is survived by the following: his widow; 7 children; Milton Simmons, of Fort Worth, Mrs. Viola Shelley, of Prairie Valley, Mrs. Mae Russo, of Waco, Billy and Lois Shelley of Vernon, Mrs. Sarah Pelham of Vernon and Charlie Shelley of Whitney, eleven grandchildren; his mother, Mrs. Sarah J. Shelley of Whitney; five brothers, J.P., L.O., and R.H. Shelley of Whitney; J.E. Shelley of Lueders and A.H. Shelley of Parker, Arizonia; two sisters Mrs. Lavada Stansberry and Mrs Novella Barnes, both of Whitney. Mr. Shelley was a member of the Prairie Valley Baptist Church. Funeral services were held at the Whitney Missionary Baptist Church at 3 p.m. Wednesday with Rev. F. E. Weller and Rev. H.H. McCollum officiating. Interment was in the Whitney Cemetery.

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Family

Parents

• Joseph Williams Shelley 1861–1946
• Sarah Jane "Sally" Caughron Shelley 1871–1957

Spouse

• Annie Rebecca Wallace Shelley 1894–1985
• Cora Lee Dunn Shelley 1897–1918

Siblings

• Nancy Viola Shelley 1888–1904
• James Perry "Ped" Shelley 1892–1980
• Andrew Hershel Shelley 1894–1982
• Mollie Lavada "Vada" Shelley Stansberry 1897–1977
• Lewis Otto Shelley 1899–1976
• Joseph Earl Shelley 1901–1987
• Rollan Hoadley Shelley 1903–1996
• Jessie Novella Shelley Barnes 1908–1995

Children

• Viola Opal Shelley Booth 1915–2008
• Lavada Mae Shelley Russo 1917–1975
• J. W. Shelley 1923–1925
• William Keith Shelley 1925–1999
• Lewis Oliver Shelley 1927–2012
• Charlie Lee Shelley 1930–2016
• Sarah Belle Shelley Pelham 1933–2011

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