Shelton was a Baptist by faith and was preceded in death by his parents and four sisters.
Survivors include his sisters, Ruth Simpson of Marked Tree and Erma Hare of Chicago; and brothers, Clifford "C.T." Shelton of Whitehall and Bobby Shelton of Los Angeles.
Services were Saturday, June 21, in St. John Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. G.C. Simpson Sr. officiating. Burial followed in Riverview Cemetery at Marked Tree under the direction of Woodard Funeral Service.


