Helen Irene Shelton, age 98, was born the 3rd of 10 children to Herman and Etta (Haney) Hayes on April 20, 1918 at Houston, MO and passed away on January 30, 2017 at Houston, MO.
She was united in marriage to Earl Marvin Shelton December 8, 1934 at Houston, MO. They enjoyed 54 years in the Ellis Prairie community raising their family and dairy and beef farming. She also worked at TCMH in the laundry department for 10 years. She enjoyed gardening, canning, quilting, flowers, cooking, reading, playing Dominoes and Word Search puzzles.
Helen was preceded in death by her husband, parents, son Dean Shelton; daughter Wanda Garrett; grandson Bradley Shelton; son-in-law Ernie McKee; sisters Hazel Wheeler, Tressie Smrek and Vera (Dixon) Leek; brothers Robert Jack, Willard and Wilbert Hayes.
She is survived by daughters Betty McKee, Willow Springs and Janet (Eddie) Cole, Houston; daughter-in-law Joyce Shelton, Bucyrus; son-in-law Fairel Garrett, Newburg; 10 grandchldren, Debra, Sherry, Brenda, Marvin, Kent, Tammy, Stacey, Elizabeth, Kyle and Kyson; 18 great grandchildren & 14 great-great grandchildren; sisters Hartis Collins and Dorothy Rauscher, both of Houston and brother Johnny Hayes, Vienna, MO.
Helen accepted Christ and was baptized at an early age. She was a member of Ellis Prairie Baptist Church for many years. She had been a member of Northside Baptist Church for several years and had a great love for her church family.
She will be greatly missed, but we know she is enjoying Heaven’s beauty and rejoicing with her loved ones there.
She was united in marriage to Earl Marvin Shelton December 8, 1934 at Houston, MO. They enjoyed 54 years in the Ellis Prairie community raising their family and dairy and beef farming. She also worked at TCMH in the laundry department for 10 years. She enjoyed gardening, canning, quilting, flowers, cooking, reading, playing Dominoes and Word Search puzzles.
Helen was preceded in death by her husband, parents, son Dean Shelton; daughter Wanda Garrett; grandson Bradley Shelton; son-in-law Ernie McKee; sisters Hazel Wheeler, Tressie Smrek and Vera (Dixon) Leek; brothers Robert Jack, Willard and Wilbert Hayes.
She is survived by daughters Betty McKee, Willow Springs and Janet (Eddie) Cole, Houston; daughter-in-law Joyce Shelton, Bucyrus; son-in-law Fairel Garrett, Newburg; 10 grandchldren, Debra, Sherry, Brenda, Marvin, Kent, Tammy, Stacey, Elizabeth, Kyle and Kyson; 18 great grandchildren & 14 great-great grandchildren; sisters Hartis Collins and Dorothy Rauscher, both of Houston and brother Johnny Hayes, Vienna, MO.
Helen accepted Christ and was baptized at an early age. She was a member of Ellis Prairie Baptist Church for many years. She had been a member of Northside Baptist Church for several years and had a great love for her church family.
She will be greatly missed, but we know she is enjoying Heaven’s beauty and rejoicing with her loved ones there.
Helen Irene Shelton, age 98, was born the 3rd of 10 children to Herman and Etta (Haney) Hayes on April 20, 1918 at Houston, MO and passed away on January 30, 2017 at Houston, MO.
She was united in marriage to Earl Marvin Shelton December 8, 1934 at Houston, MO. They enjoyed 54 years in the Ellis Prairie community raising their family and dairy and beef farming. She also worked at TCMH in the laundry department for 10 years. She enjoyed gardening, canning, quilting, flowers, cooking, reading, playing Dominoes and Word Search puzzles.
Helen was preceded in death by her husband, parents, son Dean Shelton; daughter Wanda Garrett; grandson Bradley Shelton; son-in-law Ernie McKee; sisters Hazel Wheeler, Tressie Smrek and Vera (Dixon) Leek; brothers Robert Jack, Willard and Wilbert Hayes.
She is survived by daughters Betty McKee, Willow Springs and Janet (Eddie) Cole, Houston; daughter-in-law Joyce Shelton, Bucyrus; son-in-law Fairel Garrett, Newburg; 10 grandchldren, Debra, Sherry, Brenda, Marvin, Kent, Tammy, Stacey, Elizabeth, Kyle and Kyson; 18 great grandchildren & 14 great-great grandchildren; sisters Hartis Collins and Dorothy Rauscher, both of Houston and brother Johnny Hayes, Vienna, MO.
Helen accepted Christ and was baptized at an early age. She was a member of Ellis Prairie Baptist Church for many years. She had been a member of Northside Baptist Church for several years and had a great love for her church family.
She will be greatly missed, but we know she is enjoying Heaven’s beauty and rejoicing with her loved ones there.
She was united in marriage to Earl Marvin Shelton December 8, 1934 at Houston, MO. They enjoyed 54 years in the Ellis Prairie community raising their family and dairy and beef farming. She also worked at TCMH in the laundry department for 10 years. She enjoyed gardening, canning, quilting, flowers, cooking, reading, playing Dominoes and Word Search puzzles.
Helen was preceded in death by her husband, parents, son Dean Shelton; daughter Wanda Garrett; grandson Bradley Shelton; son-in-law Ernie McKee; sisters Hazel Wheeler, Tressie Smrek and Vera (Dixon) Leek; brothers Robert Jack, Willard and Wilbert Hayes.
She is survived by daughters Betty McKee, Willow Springs and Janet (Eddie) Cole, Houston; daughter-in-law Joyce Shelton, Bucyrus; son-in-law Fairel Garrett, Newburg; 10 grandchldren, Debra, Sherry, Brenda, Marvin, Kent, Tammy, Stacey, Elizabeth, Kyle and Kyson; 18 great grandchildren & 14 great-great grandchildren; sisters Hartis Collins and Dorothy Rauscher, both of Houston and brother Johnny Hayes, Vienna, MO.
Helen accepted Christ and was baptized at an early age. She was a member of Ellis Prairie Baptist Church for many years. She had been a member of Northside Baptist Church for several years and had a great love for her church family.
She will be greatly missed, but we know she is enjoying Heaven’s beauty and rejoicing with her loved ones there.
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