Shelton, Frederick F.

1934 - 2023  (89 years)

• Name	Shelton, Frederick F.
  Birth	30 Jan 1934	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1940 Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 01a 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 02, page 01a
  Reference Number	SHEL.F003
  Death	8 Jun 2023	Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana   [2]
  Funeral	12 Jun 2023	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Military Service	United States Army  [2]
  Burial	12 Jun 2023	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Person ID	I42315	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	Shelton, Alonzo L.,   b. 4 Sep 1899   d. 24 Aug 1978 (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Mugrage, Mildred Ann,   b. 30 Dec 1905, Illinois d. 26 Apr 1999 (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 3]
  Family ID	F10456	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laird, Shirley
  Marriage	31 Dec 1958	Wesley Methodist Church,   [2]
  Age at Marriage	He : 24 years and 11 months - She : ??.
  Children	> 1. Shelton, Sheila   2. Shelton, Randy > 3. Shelton, Dina
  Family ID	F19511	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Jan 1934 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 8 Jun 2023 - Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana Funeral - 12 Jun 2023 - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 12 Jun 2023 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Frederick F. Shelton (1934-2023)

  
  

• Notes

  Frederick F. Shelton, age 89, of Clay City, Illinois, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday afternoon, June 8, 2023, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana surrounded by all his children and grandchildren. He was born January 30, 1934, in Clay County, the son of Alonzo L. and Mildred Ann (Mugrage) Shelton. He was united in marriage to Shirley Laird on December 31, 1958, at the Wesley Methodist Church in Flora and together they have shared 64 wedding anniversaries together. Fred was a graduate of Clay City High School and went on to study architecture at SIU Carbondale. He served in the US Army and had worked at McDonnell Douglas and later owned and operated Clay County Implements from 1988-2005. Fred was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife: Shirley Shelton of Clay City; 3 children: Sheila (Darrell) Strange of Clay City, Randy Shelton of Flora, and Dina (Hank) Hilmes of Flora; 4 grandchildren: Dustin (Jordyn) Strange, Silessia Brown, Sonae Shelton, and Dalton (Beth) Hilmes; and 6 great-grandchildren: Laighlah and Rayna Strange, Qynlin and Quadn Brown, and Judson and Hadley Hilmes. He was preceded in death by his parents; and siblings: Barbara Shelton, Charlotte Shelton, Freida (Harold) Taggart, Loeta (Edwin) Gibbs, and Bob Shelton. A funeral ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 12, 2023, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora. Interment will follow in Clay City Cemetery with the presentation of military funeral honors. A visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Sunday evening at the funeral home. Memorial donations are suggested to Bethel Church, and these will be accepted through the funeral home.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3022] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 02, page 1a, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2442/images/M-T0627-00769-00481?usePUB=true&_phsrc=Nzw1) (Reliability: 2). [S15672] Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Illinois, Obituary, Shelton, Frederick F., 89, (https://www.frankandbright.com/obituaries/obit/1406/?fbclid=IwAR0nrUTHjrT-G1VK8IHOl_9eXlsVbNNOXa1sXXHVcmK8hT3y8Cduwxk3S2) (Reliability: 2). [S12894] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Shelton, Mildred A. and Alonzo L., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6317424/alonzo-l_-shelton), none. (Reliability: 2).