Ernie married Minta Bea Nixon December 11, 1929, in Comanche. He was an oil field worker, pecan grower and farmer. He was a long-time member of the Comanche Church of Christ.
Ernie is survived by his wife, who resides in Meridian Nursing Home; two sons, Bill and his wife Betty, and Jim and his wife Kathy, all of Duncan; three daughters, JoAnn Goodwin of Duncan, Wanda Qualls and her husband Jerry of Ryan, and Joyce Benson and her husband Jerry of Comanche; three sisters, Juanita Jelly of Newberg, Oregon, Opal Tidwell of Portland, Oregon, and Alberta Nixon of Comanche; nineteen grandchildren; many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Ernie was preceded in death by his parents; one child, Gary; one brother, Noal Shelby; and three sisters, Mamie Shortes, Tempie Funkhouser, and Georgia Elms
Graveside services under the direction of Dudley Funeral Home of Comanche were held Saturday, March 24, 2001, at 2 p.m. at Fairlawn Cemetery in Comanche, with Scott Hoover officiating.
Ernie married Minta Bea Nixon December 11, 1929, in Comanche. He was an oil field worker, pecan grower and farmer. He was a long-time member of the Comanche Church of Christ.
Ernie is survived by his wife, who resides in Meridian Nursing Home; two sons, Bill and his wife Betty, and Jim and his wife Kathy, all of Duncan; three daughters, JoAnn Goodwin of Duncan, Wanda Qualls and her husband Jerry of Ryan, and Joyce Benson and her husband Jerry of Comanche; three sisters, Juanita Jelly of Newberg, Oregon, Opal Tidwell of Portland, Oregon, and Alberta Nixon of Comanche; nineteen grandchildren; many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Ernie was preceded in death by his parents; one child, Gary; one brother, Noal Shelby; and three sisters, Mamie Shortes, Tempie Funkhouser, and Georgia Elms
Graveside services under the direction of Dudley Funeral Home of Comanche were held Saturday, March 24, 2001, at 2 p.m. at Fairlawn Cemetery in Comanche, with Scott Hoover officiating.
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SHELBY
Minta B. Nixon
Sept 25, 1914
Sept 10, 2001
Ernie Fred
Jan 24, 1908
Mar 22, 2001
Family Members
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Cora E. Shelby Box
1887–1926
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Virgie Bell Shelby
1893–1894
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Bearty Ozy Shelby
1895–1896
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Joe E. Shelby
1897–1898
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Evie V. Shelby
1899–1899
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Tempie Tinsey Shelby Funkhouser
1900–1994
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Noah William Shelby
1902–1980
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Mamie Lee Shelby Shortes
1904–1997
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Georgia Desmond Shelby Simmons
1906–1995
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Juanita Oma Shelby Jelley
1913–2007
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Opal Faye Shelby Tidwell
1917–2011
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Alberta Laverne Shelby Nixon
1920–2010
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