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DOROTHY MAVERINE (COATS) SHELTON
& Family
Daughter of Wilson Lafayette & Mary (Burch) Coats
Wife of Roy Raymond Shelton

Photos and Information contributed by Marguerette Powell

Roy Raymond Shelton, son of William and Julia Wall Shelton, was born April 2, 1900, in Texas County and died June 18, 1970, at the Texas County Memorial Hospital, making his age 70 years, two months and 16 days. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Coats Jan. 10, 1920, and to this union three children were born. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; one son, Vancil of Houston; two daughters, Bertha Murray of Licking and Bonnie Bartch of Panama City, Fla.; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Mr. Shelton spent his entire life in Texas County, where he was a well-known farmer. He and his wife cared for older people in their home during the past several years. He was a member of the Bucyrus Baptist Church. Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 20, at the Evans-Elliott Chapel with the Rev. Milton Elmore and the Rev. John Mathews officiating. Burial was in Pinelawn Cemetery.

Vancil Winford Shelton, 69, son of Roy and Dorothy Coats Shelton, was born Sept. 11, 1925, near Bado. He died March 3, 1995, at Harry S. Truman VeteransHospital in Columbia. He had recently undergone lung surgery for cancer. He married Maxine Higginson Sept. 11, 1945. They had five daughters. Mr. Shelton spent most of his life in this area, where he was a carpenter. He also worked in California for a while as a carpenter. He served in the military during World War II from August 1944 to July 1946 and received the Good Conduct Medal, Army Ocupation Medal; Germany, European, African, Middle East Service Medal. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Houston. He was preceded in death by his father. Surviving are his wife, Maxine; his daughters, Connie Kay of Oceanside, Calif., Brenda Kay of American Fork, Utah, Karla Hock of Houston, Pam McKinney of Hubert, N.C. and Barbara DeMaria of Licking; his mother, Dorothy Shelton of Houston; atwo sisters, Bertha Murray of Lickiing and Bonnie Smith of Lynn Haven, Fla.; 24 grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and a step-great grandson. Services were March 7 at the First Baptist Church in Houston with teh Rev. Benny Gard and the Rev. Kendall Ford officiating. Burial was in the Pine Lawn Cemetery under the direction of Evans Funeral Home of Houston.

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