Helen Marie Shelton

Helen Marie Shelton was born December 31, 1923 in McNairy, Tennessee the daughter of the late William McKinley and Ollie May Weaver Russell.



Mrs. Shelton was retired from Brown Shoe Factory. She was a member of the Refuge church of Christ.



Mrs. Shelton departed this life on December 3, 2009 in Selmer, Tennessee at the age of 85 Years, 11 Months, 3 Days. She is survived by a daughter, Edna Faye Duncan McKinney of Fulton, MS; three sons, Prim H. Shelton and wife Penny of Bethel Springs, TN, Larry P. Shelton and wife Sandra of Hebron, IN, Carl R. Shelton and wife Dianna of Bethel Springs, TN; stepson, Kenneth Shelton and wife Maybelle of Tuscumbia, AL; daughter-in-law, Tam Shelton of Bethel Springs, TN; two sisters, Anna Lee Newsom and husband Glen of Ramer, TN, Shirley Faye Prater and husband Charles of Atoka, TN; two brothers, Robert M. Russell and wife Francine of Bethel Springs, TN, Sherman R. Russell and wife Betty of Bethel Springs, TN; 14 Grandchildren, 11 Great Grandchildren.



n addition to her parents, Mrs Shelton was preceded in death by a son, Herman Shelton; a brother, William J. Russell.



The family is grateful to all who helped our Mom throughout the years. She did not drive so family, friends, and neighbors always provided a way for her to get to where she needed to go. Some of these were her late Aunt Loat and late Uncle Gilbert Hickman, her friends and neighbors the late Elvie and Manuel Smith and Delois and H.C. Isbell. In more recent years, she made her weekly trips to town and church with her dear friend, Louise Wilson. She went on many vacations with her sister and brother-in-law, Anna Lee and Glen Newsom.