Charles Arthur Shelton^{[1, 2]}

1930 - 2017  (86 years)

• Name	Charles Arthur Shelton
  Born	9 Aug 1930	Cocke County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Jun 2017	Newport Convalescent Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Buried	18 Jun 2017	Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I79437	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	18 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	Robert William "Bob" Shelton,   b. 5 Feb 1890, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Feb 1964  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Ella Mae Burgess,   b. 21 Oct 1894,   d. 28 Apr 1934  (Age 39 years)
  Family ID	F31864	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Ann Massey,   b. 12 Dec 1932, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 91 years)
  Married	21 Aug 1950
  Children	+ 1. Michael Steven Shelton,   b. 19 Jan 1952, Fort Bragg, North Carolina  (Age 72 years) + 2. Larry Gene Shelton   3. Janet Lee Shelton,   b. 3 Mar 1957  (Age 67 years)   4. Thomas Arthur Shelton,   d. Jan 1994
  Family ID	F29201	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Eva Butler,   b. Abt 1939, Tennessee  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Married	30 Jul 1999
  Family ID	F99255	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 9 Aug 1930 - Cocke County, Tennessee Died - 14 Jun 2017 - Newport Convalescent Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 18 Jun 2017 - Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		(c)2009 NPT PHOTO BY DAVID POPIEL Dad Arthur Shelton attended a family get-together during high school graduation time at the Sagebrush. Arthur's sons are Mike, at left, and Larry "Yogi" Shelton. Their brother, Tommy, died in Jan. 1994.
  		©2012 NPT PHOTOS BY DUAY O’NEIL Sheltons at the fourth annual Irish Cut School reunion 16 September 2012, at Newport City Park. From left are Frank Shelton, Barbara Jean Shelton Poe, Shirley Shelton Giles, James A. Shelton, Mary Lynne Shelton Miller, Jim Shelton, and Arthur Shelton.
  		©2012 NPT PHOTOS BY DUAY O’NEIL Alumni who once attended Irish Cut School gathered Saturday, September 16, at Newport City Park for their fourth annual reunion.
  		Arthur Shelton

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 168, 230, 233, 237. [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 4 Dec 2013. Loretta Faye Houser obituary [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 14 Jun 2017. (August 9, 1930 - June 14, 2017) U.S. Veteran Arthur Shelton, 86, of Newport, Tennessee passed away on Flag Day June 14, 2017 at the Tennova Healthcare-Newport Convalescent Center in Newport, TN. Reception of friends and viewing will be from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Saturday, June 17, 2017 at Manes Funeral Home, Newport, TN. A celebration of his life memorial service will begin at 7:00 pm with the Rev. Riley Huffstetler officiating. The next day, the graveside service procession will commence at Manes Funeral Home at 1:30 pm, June 18, for burial at Union Cemetery in Newport, officiated by the Rev. Edward J. Young. Mr. Shelton was born on August 9, 1930 in the Irish Cutt area of Cocke County, Tennessee to Robert Shelton and Ella (Burgess) Shelton. Entering military service in September 1948, he was a Korean-era United States Army Veteran and paratrooper, serving with the famed 82nd Airborne of Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, NC. He made over 30 parachute jumps. Mr. Shelton was preceded in death by his parents, Robert (known as “Poppy”) and Ella Burgess Shelton. Also predeceased are six brothers: Paul (Kate), J.D. “Bob” (Lucille), James “Buster” (Katherine), Ted, Morris (Maisie), and Dale (Dot); three sisters: Myrtle Gentry (Roy), Eula Gentry (Cole), and Edith Merrill (Gilbert). Also predeceased is son Tommy Arthur Shelton. He is survived by his wife Eva Shelton. His sister Evelyn Hopkins (David). Children Michael S. Shelton (Ann), Larry “Yogi” Shelton (Lydia), Janet (Shelton) Newbill, step-daughter Margie Webster Sorge (David). His grandchildren LCDR (USN) Michael S. Shelton II (Noelle), Heather Danielle Anderson (Matthew), Daryl Paul Shelton (Sarah), Amber Nicolle Day (Kevin), great-grandchildren Lillian Grace Shelton, Joseph Michael Shelton, Lorelai Rose Anderson, Autumn Grace Anderson, and Riley Kate Shelton. And several nieces and nephews. Mr. Shelton worked at the American Enka Company in Lowland, which was a major national producer of several synthetic fibers. American Enka was later absorbed by BASF. He retired in 1992 after a 40-year career at Enka / BASF. He helped coach Minor and Little League Baseball many years ago. He and Eva, having first met 18 years ago and married for almost 17 years, loved to travel and loved to talk about their trips out west to the Dakotas, Mt. Rushmore, and the like. This included taking his sisters out west to Colorado to see Eva’s daughter. They also had traveled to New Mexico and Arizona to visit Eva’s family. In more recent years, he loved his involvement with local politics and AmVets. He was sometimes referred to as the “Mayor of Northport.” In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: AmVets Post 75, P O Box 1001, Newport, TN 37822 Family and friends may sign the guest register on line at: www.manesfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Manes Funeral Home.