Individual Details
Elsie SHELTON
(14 Feb 1914 - 9 Oct 2015)
Events
| Birth | 14 Feb 1914 | Mississippi | |||
| Death | 9 Oct 2015 | Germantown, Shelby County, TN |  |  | |
| Marriage | William Clayton "W.C." GILLIS Jr. |
Families
| Spouse | William Clayton "W.C." GILLIS Jr. (1914 - 2004) |
| Father | Walter Rowan SHELTON (1875 - 1962) |
| Mother | Nettie Timoclea FURR (1878 - 1952) |
| Sibling | Garland SHELTON (1903 - ) |
| Sibling | Lewis Girault SHELTON (1906 - ) |
| Sibling | Velma SHELTON (1907 - 2008) |
| Sibling | Ettie M. SHELTON (1916 - ) |
| Sibling | John Talmage SHELTON (1920 - ) |
Notes
Death
Elsie Shelton Gillis, 101, died peacefully on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, in Germantown, TN. Born on Feb. 14, 1914, to Walter Rowan and Nettie Furr Shelton, she learned early the love of family and the importance of a nurturing home life. She lived a life of Christian witness and service to others. She will be remembered as a great cook, artist, friend, and a loving mother and grandmother. Elsie was an active member of United Methodist Churches in Batesville, Tupelo, Alta Woods UMC in Jackson, and Asbury UMC in Memphis, TN. Preceded in death by her husband, W. C. Gillis; her 8 siblings; and one grandson, Clayton Cromwell Gillis, she is survived by son, Shelton Gillis (Jeanne) of Germantown, TN; two grandsons, Bill Gillis of Washington, D. C., and Chris Gillis of Germantown, TN; and two sisters-in-law, Maude Furr of Ackerman, MS, and Odein Gillis of Alexandria, LA. The family will receive friends at 1:00 pm Wed., Oct. 14, 2015, at Parkway Funeral Home in Ridgeland, MS, followed by her funeral service at 2:00 pm. Interment will be in the Shelton Cemetery in Copiah Co. Memorials may be made to Cystic Fibrosis, the Am. Heart Assn. or a charity of choice.Published in Clarion Ledger on Oct. 13, 2015
Endnotes
1. The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Mississippi, October 13, 2015.