Ethel Mae Shelton's obituary , Passed away on January 7, 2025 in Unicoi, Tennessee

Ethel Mae Shelton

December 19, 1940 - January 7, 2025 (84 years old)

Unicoi, Tennessee

Ethel Mae Shelton's obituary , Passed away on January 7, 2025 in Unicoi, Tennessee

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Robert Ledford Funeral Home and Chapel

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Ethel Mae Shelton

December 19, 1940 - January 7, 2025 (84 years old)

Unicoi, Tennessee

Ethel Mae Shelton Obituary

We are sad to announce that on January 7, 2025 we had to say goodbye to Ethel Mae Shelton of Unicoi, Tennessee. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Ethel Mae Shelton to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, James Horace Proffitt and Ida Messer Proffitt Ray; her stepfather Cecil Ray; and her siblings, John Proffitt, Raymond Proffitt, Lillian Massengill and Alice Cox.

She is survived by: her children, Marie Rice (Roger), Karen Shelton (Louie), Dianne Mallett (Robert), Shelba Love (Todd), Vickie Sell (David) and Jamey Shelton (Karen); her sister-in-law Ima Jean Runion; her grandchildren, Amber Peterson, Josh Mallett, Joshua Love, Joel Shelton, Leah Love Meredith, Brooke Shelton Walser, Jordan Sell, Ashely Sell, Gavin Williams, Wyatt Shelton and Ava Kate Shelton; and her great grandchildren, Miles Meredith, Evie Meredith, Elena Davis, Gray Walser and Kieren Walser. She is also survived by nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in memory of Ethel to: Sweetwater Church of God, 100 Sweetwater Loop, Flag Pond, Tennessee 37657 and/or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memorial Department., 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee, 38105, http://www.stjude.org.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Robert Ledford Funeral Home and Chapel



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