Person:Orvel Shelton (1)

Orvel Woodrow Shelton

b.24 May 1913 Missouri

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m. 10 May 1933

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Name^[1]	Orvel Woodrow Shelton
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	24 May 1913	Missouri
Marriage	10 May 1933	Pemiscot County, Missourito Olive Inez Still
Census^[2]	1940	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Death^[1]	21 Aug 1968	West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas
Burial^[1]		Howell Memorial Park, Pomona, Howell County, Missouri

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 1940 census:^[2]

Shelton, Woodrow Head 26 yrs (HS-1) b. Missouri 1935: Steele, Pemiscot Co., Mo. Truck Driver (Kimball Transportation)

Inez Wife 26 yrs (HS-4) b. Missouri 1935: Steele, Pemiscot Co., Mo.

Dixie Dau 5 yrs b. Missouri

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Find A Grave.

Orvel Woodrow Shelton
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Cook, Illinois, United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T627)
ED 103-181A, p. 14A, #48 (4204 Lake Park Ave).
Cape Girardeau (Missouri) City Directory
p. 205, 1939.

Shelton, Woodrow (Inez) driver r722 Themis
Steele (Missouri) Enterprise
5 Sep 1968.

Orvel Woodrow Shelton of West Memphis, formerly of Steele, died in West Memphis August 21, 1968. Funeral services were held in West Plains, Mo. August 24, at Leland Carter Funeral Home.

Mr. Shelton was born May 24, 1913, the son of the late Thomas A. and Dixie Thomason Shelton.

He was employed by the West Memphis Utility Department.

He leaves his wife, Inez Shelton, Steele; two daughters, Dixie Kelsey of West Plains, and Dana Howell of Clarksdale, Miss.; one brother; Aubrey Shelton of West Memphis and one half-brother, Joe Max Shelton of Memphis.