Robert Edward Shelby was born October 13, 1949 in Hardin County, TN the son of the late Oliver Webster and Ruth Ella Falls Shelby.
Mr. Shelby was a Carpenter by trade. He had also worked in the logging industry as a tree cutter, had worked in masonry, and had worked for Robinson Soybean.
He was an avid sportsman who loved to hunt and fish, and spend his free-time outdoors. He was a good friend to many who always had a smile on his face, and enjoyed making people laugh.
Mr. Shelby departed this life on May 5, 2017 in Savannah, Tennessee at the age of 67 Years, 6 Months, 22 Days.
He is survived by a daughter, Dale Reynolds and husband Daryl of Savannah, TN; three sisters, Patricia Shelby of Savannah, TN, Laura Shelby of Savannah, TN, and Sharon Stricklin of Lutts, TN; a brother, James Shelby of Savannah, TN; and two grandchildren, Emma Reynolds, and Ellie Reynolds, and a special friend Debbie Stidham of Corinth, MS.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Shelby was preceded in death by an infant sister, Quinn Shelby.