Lovett Holland Shelton & Rebecca Jane Billingsley*

Lovett Holland Shelton b. 1 Jun 1866/68 Johnson Co., AR d. 5 Jul 1934 heart attack married: 19 Jul 1891 Logan Co., AR buried: Paint Rock Cemetery, Logan Co., AR Father: Samuel Isaac Shelton Mother: Amanda James Lee

Rebecca Jane Billingsley b. 1 Dec 1870 AR d. 1 Jul 1956 buried: Paint Rock Cemetery, Logan Co., AR Father: Thomas Calhoun Billingsley Mother: Martha Ellen Daniel

CHILDREN

Belva Shelton b. Dec 1892 (tombstone) Logan Co., AR d. 1959 Married: 4 Apr 1912 Driggs, Logan Co., AR Buried: Shafter Memorial Park, Shafter, Kern Co., CA

Husband: Monroe Bynum b. 18 Apr 1886 Cannon Co., TN (Murfreesborg, Rutherford Co., TN) d. 19 May 1965 Nashville, Davidson Co., TN Buried: Thyatira Cemetery, Cannon Co., TN (there is a tombstone w/wife's name, dates on it in Shafter, his has his name, date of birth, no date of death)

Justin Adolphus Shelton b. 30 Aug 1894 Logan Co., AR d. 6 Mar 1958 Married: 7 Dec 1918, Logan Co., AR. buried: Paint Rock Cemetery, Logan Co., AR

Wife: Helen Faye Boles b. 24 Feb 1903 Chismville, Logan Co., AR d. 28 Oct 2005 Charleston, Franklin Co., AR Buried: Paint Rock Cemetery, Paris, Logan Co., AR Father: Harrison Boles Mother: Mahala Jane Spoon

Laura Ann Shelton b. 23 Jan 1895 AR d. 2 Aug 1928 died in childbirth Buried: Paint Rock Cemetery, Logan Co., AR Married: 31 May 1914

Husband: William Oscar Bynum b. 10 Dec 1894 d. 7 Mar 1980 Buried: Paint Rock Cemetery, Logan Co., AR Father: John Wesley Bynum Mother: Laura Wood

John J. Shelton b. 15 Aug 1897 d. 6 Sep 1953 Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Paris, Logan Co., AR

wife: Hazel V. Edmonds b. 7 Apr 1903 d. 15 Apr 1976 Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Paris, Logan Co., AR Father: X Edmonds Mother: Agnes Lucinda X (AL)

Austin H. Shelton b. 18 Jul 1899 AR d. between 11 May-31 Dec 1965 Port Hueneme, CA Married: 17 Oct 1923, Logan Co., AR

Wife: Oma Jane Harper b. 25 Aug 1904 Paris, Logan Co., AR d. 10 May 1965 CA Buried: ? Father: William Penn Harper (AR) Mother: Emily Caroline Frost (AR)

Lawrence C. "Tiny" Shelton b. 3 Feb 1902 d. 28 Jul 1985 Oxnard, CA Married: 6 Aug 1923, Logan Co., AR Buried: Conejo Mountain Memorial Park, Camarillo, Ventura Co., CA

Wife: Betty Corley b. 29 Nov 1905 AR d. Jun 1928 Logan Co., AR. Father: John Stephen Corley Mother: Caldonia E. Roy

Blanche Shelton b. 8 Dec 1904 d. 5 Oct 1994 AR Married: 12 Jan 1929 Paris, Logan Co., AR Buried: Paint Rock Cemetery, Logan Co., AR

1st Husband: Tom Hays b. ? d. Mar 1979 Buried: Havana, Yell Co., AR

2nd Husband: John Wallace Storts b. 21 Apr 1892 Driggs, Logan Co., AR d. 2 Oct 1941 Little Rock State Hospital Buried: Paint Rock Cemetery, Paris, Logan Co., AR

Winfred J. Shelton b. 27 Aug 1906 Driggs, Logan Co., AR d. 15 Jan 1997 Oxnard, Ventura Co., CA

Wife: Ola F. X b. 1904 d. 1992 AR/b. 6 Nov 1908 d. Oct 1986 Oxnard, Ventura Co., CA

Mr. Shelton's family notes

Lovett Holland Shelton lived in Driggs Community throughout his life and was a minister of the Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith and pastored throughout Arkansas and Oklahoma. He also was a school teacher in Paint Rock, Barnhill, Mt. Pisgah, Bebo, and Titsworth.

Laura Ann Shelton & William Oscar Bynum, son: Wesley Hollan, 10 Mar 1915, Driggs, Married 21 Oct 1932 to Cloria Louella Corley d. 3 Apr 1990.

The Paris Express, dated 5 Jul 1934, “Reverand Lovett Holland Shelton, 67, died suddenly Thursday a.m. at his home at Driggs. Survivors: wife, Sons: Justin, Austin & Winford, of Driggs, John, Paris, & Lawrence, of Manilla. Daughters: Mrs. Belva Bynum, & Mrs. Blanch Storts, Driggs. Brothers: A. A. Shelton, Ratcliff & J. H. Shelton, Ratcliff. Funeral services were held at Paint Rock Cemetery”.

The Paris Express, dated 24 Nov 1941, Mrs. Agnes Lucinda Edmonds, 77, died Sat. a.m. at home of her daughter, Mrs. John Shelton. She was a member of the Baptist Church. Born in Leesburg, AL in 1864. She came to AR at age 14 & spent her lifetime in AR. Survivors: Daughters: Mrs. Shelton, Mrs Maggie Dempsey, Magazine, & Mrs. Sylvia Brown, Booneville. Sons: Virgil, Edmonds, Ponca City, OK, Tautant “Jack” Edmonds, Van Buren. Sister: Mrs. Eugene Oliver, Magazine, Brothers: Bert, John Esbey, Ft. Smith, Willie Esbey, Hartford & Ernest Esbey, Gentry. Funeral services held at Paint Rock Cemetery”. Pallbearers: Paul Buzbee, Harry Shirley, Frank Nichols, Clyde Hampton, Elmer Butler, & Carlton Hixson”.

The Paris Express, dated 23 Oct 1958, “Around Paris, Mr. John Shelton, Paris, visited Mr. & Mrs. Omer Lee, Branch, & Mrs. Robert Lee, Charleston, spent the weekend in Tulsa, OK with Mr. & Mrs. (unreadable) Lee”.

The Paris Express, dated 4 May 1959, “Mrs. Justin Shelton & Mrs. John Shelton visited Tuesday in Magazine with their sister-in-law, Mrs. Tom Hays”.

Darlene Shelton Lee, 76, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, a loving mother, wife and grandmother died Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at Pleasant Valley Health Care Center. Darlene was born August 25, 1931 in Paris, Arkansas to John and Hazel Shelton. She was a 1949 graduate of Paris High School and later graduated from Arkansas Tech College in Russellville with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. On Nov. 1, 1957, she married Bob Lee of Branch. They later made their home in Muskogee. After moving to Muskogee, she completed her master’s degree in education at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah. Darlene taught elementary school for over 20 years and completed the last several years of her teaching career at Tony Goetz Elementary School in Muskogee. She had a great love and passion for teaching children and spending extra time to make sure her students excelled in their studies. Darlene was a dedicated and devoted member of Southeast Baptist Church where she attended regularly until a decline in her health. She was a faithful servant and her life was an example of a life devoted to Christ and left an imprint on many lives. She enjoyed traveling to Branson, Mo., for vacation with her family, attending the shows and shopping for things for her home. She loved family gatherings, holidays and vacations, especially when it involved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Darlene was witty and had a great sense of humor. She left a legacy of a life devoted to Christ and love and care of family and friends. Darlene was preceded in death by her parents, John and Hazel Shelton and sister, Colleen Shelton. She is survived by her husband, Bob Lee of the home; daughter, Johnna Beth Lee of Muskogee; son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Jeannie Lee of Fort Gibson; one grandson, Zachary Lee; three granddaughters, Ami Maddocks of Fort Gibson, Melissa Dotson and husband, Barry, of Tahlequah and Katie Bergmann of Muskogee; four great-grandchildren, Allison Maddocks, Seth Dotson, Hailey Dotson, and Caleb Dotson. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Friday at Southeast Baptist Church with Rev. Monty Baggett officiating. Interment was in OakWood Cemetery in Paris. Pallbearers were Gary Green, David Byrd, Zachary Lee, and Jack Edmonds. Honorary pallbearers are Floyd Damme, Charles Barber, Sonny Salmon, and J.B. Bass. The family would like to express a special thank you to Pleasant Valley Health Care Center and Trinity Hospice for the love and care of Darlene. Funeral service arrangements are under the direction of Foster-Petering Funeral Home.

Helen Faye Boles Shelton was a member of 2nd Baptist Church of Ventura, CA. Her sons: Hoyt, Quinton Shelton, daughter: Virginia Burnett.

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Michele Avery's Rebecca Jane Billingsley link
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