William Horace Shelton, age 88 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away on
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at the Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation
Center.
Graveside services with military rites will be held at 3 PM on Sunday,
February 28, 2016 at the Rose Hill Memorial Gardens in Tullahoma, TN.
Galen Shelton will officiate.
He is survived by two sons, Galen Shelton and wife Beth and Keith Shelton
and wife Jill all of Metropolis, IL;
One daughter, Amy Hall and husband Reid of Harrisonville, MO;
One brother, James Shelton of Manchester, TN;
Ten grandchildren,
Emily Forthman, Cody Shelton, Sophia LaMontagne, Stella Shelton, Taylor Ann
Hall, Megan Hall,
Claire Hall, Adam Hall, Hannah Hall, and Joshua Hall;
One great granddaughter, Jordan Forthman.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Waitstal Watson and Annie Orren
Shelton;
Wife, Lillian Olsen Shelton; four brothers; and four sisters.
VISITATIONS
Saturday, February 27, 2016 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Aikins-Farmer
Funeral Home in Metropolis, IL, and
Sunday, February 28, 2016 from 1:00 p.m. Until 2:30 p.m. at the Central
Funeral Home in Manchester, TN.
MEMORIAL DONATIONS
To St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital PO Box 1000 Dept. 142 Memphis, TN
38101-9908.
IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS
Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home in Metropolis and Central Funeral Home in
Manchester, TN