Betty J. Shelley Obituary
With solemn hearts, we announce the passing of Betty J. Shelley (Decatur, Illinois), whose presence will be deeply missed, having departed on April 29, 2024 at the age of 78. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Betty J. Shelley to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Mabel Nash and John Nash Sr.; her brother John "Buddy" Nash Jr.; her daughter-in-law Robin Elliot; and her nephew James Darrel Phillips.
She is survived by: her children, Justine D. Shelley-Blackburn (Willie), Earnest Lee Shelley Jr. (Paulette), Katherine "Annette" Shelley, Kenneth D. Shelley, Maggie "Rochelle" Shelley, Tony Shadell Shelley and Schnette Turnipseed; her grandchildren, Eric Smith, Shaynerria Burns Johnson, Jennifer Shaw, Dystine Nichole Barbee, Chadrick Slaw (Bre'Aunna), Tiffany Hughes, Shanice Hughes, Timothy Shelley, Eddie Williams III and Shaderia Hughes; her great grandchildren, Quai'Mir Partee, Q'Kyier Partee, Davieona Mann, Da'vae Barbee-Mann, Davuntez Mann, Davuntay Man, Brandon Owens, Ja'Ziyuh Dyson, Jamarion Hughes, Chasidi Slaw, Chalaya Slaw, Chaniya Slaw and Landyn Coggins; her son Derrick Shadell Shelley (Robin Elliot); her siblings, Emmett Mitchell of Chicago, IL, Bryant Nash (Ethel) of Henning, TN, Preston Nash (Christine), Ida Nash Currie, Milton Nash and Debra Nash of Decatur, IL.; and her close friends, Margret Matthews, Lou Carson, Linda Boone, Virgie Clemmons, Clara Oldham and Alice Graves. She is also survived by grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
