Funeral services for Mr. Cleveland Shelton, age 85, of Fayetteville will be conducted Friday at 11AM at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Van Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Mr. Shelton passed away Wednesday in Lincoln Medical Center.
He was a native of Lincoln County and the son of the late Aubry and Lillian Sullivan Shelton. Mr. Shelton was a veteran of the U. S. Navy serving during WW II and a retired contractor. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and a longtime member of the Fayetteville Lions Club.
Survivors include his wife Dean Sweeney Shelton, daughter Pam (Jimmy) Corder of Athens, AL, son Danny (Barbara) Shelton of Fayetteville, grandchildren Will and Lean Noojin of Huntsville and Jenny and Megan Shelton of Fayetteville, three sisters Edith Mitchell, Mable Woodard and Janie West all of Fayetteville. He was preceded in death by brothers Bill and Levoy Shelton and sister Nell Shelton.
Visitation with the family will be Thursday evening 5-8PM at Higgins Funeral Home