By Staff
Raymond L. Shelton, Sr., 73, of Niles, died on Wednesday, June 4, 2008, in Lakeland Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph.
Friends may call on Friday, June 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Newell Funeral Home in Decatur, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 7, with Mr. James Abshagen officiating.
Burial will be in Hamilton Cemetery, Decatur.
He was born on Nov. 22, 1934, in Hillsboro, Ill., the son of George and Irene (Hill) Shelton.
He was a truck driver for more than 40 years and was a member of the Teamsters Union.
On Feb. 24, 1966, he married Faye Henslee in East St. Louis, Ill.
Surviving family includes his wife, Faye; three daughters, Linda (Roger) Tracy and Kathy (Dennis) Callahan, both of Arkansas and Terri (Gary) Burks, Jr. of Edwardsburg; three sons, Raymond (Peggy) Shelton, Jr. of Illinois, George Shelton and Steve (Karen) Shelton, both of Arkansas; 20 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren and a brother, Robert Shelton of Richmond, Va.
Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
Arrangements were by Newell Funeral Home, Decatur.