Thursday, March 7, 1929
Mrs. John SHELTON passed away at seven o'clock Wednesday evening after an illness of two years duration caused by hardening of the arteries. The deceased was 66 years, 9 months and 17 days of age and had been a resident of Rochester all of her life.
Estelle Edith [DAWSON], daughter of Jonathan and Isabelle DAWSON, was born in Rochester on May 17th, 1862 and on May 7th, 1890 was united in marriage to John H. SHELTON. Mrs. Shelton was a member of the Baptist church and an active worker in that organization until overtaken by ill health. Surviving with the husband are three daughters, Mrs. Grace MILLER of South Bend; Mrs. Leone BIDDLE of Indianapolis and Miss Louise [SHELTON], at home, and three grandchildren, Dorothy [MILLER], Robert [MILLER] and Jean MILLER; two brothers, George V. DAWSON, of Rochester, and Dr. B. F. DAWSON, of Los Angeles, California, and a foster sister, Mrs. Bessie HURST, of this city.
Private funeral services will be held at the Shelton home 228 West Ninth street, Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, with the Rev. J. B. GLEASON in charge. Burial will be made in the I.O.O.F. cemetery.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1929
y Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
Thursday, March 7, 1929
Mrs. John SHELTON passed away at seven o'clock Wednesday evening after an illness of two years duration caused by hardening of the arteries. The deceased was 66 years, 9 months and 17 days of age and had been a resident of Rochester all of her life.
Estelle Edith [DAWSON], daughter of Jonathan and Isabelle DAWSON, was born in Rochester on May 17th, 1862 and on May 7th, 1890 was united in marriage to John H. SHELTON. Mrs. Shelton was a member of the Baptist church and an active worker in that organization until overtaken by ill health. Surviving with the husband are three daughters, Mrs. Grace MILLER of South Bend; Mrs. Leone BIDDLE of Indianapolis and Miss Louise [SHELTON], at home, and three grandchildren, Dorothy [MILLER], Robert [MILLER] and Jean MILLER; two brothers, George V. DAWSON, of Rochester, and Dr. B. F. DAWSON, of Los Angeles, California, and a foster sister, Mrs. Bessie HURST, of this city.
Private funeral services will be held at the Shelton home 228 West Ninth street, Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, with the Rev. J. B. GLEASON in charge. Burial will be made in the I.O.O.F. cemetery.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1929
y Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
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