Funeral services for Mildred Shelton Gault, age 87 of Fayetteville, will be conducted at2 p.m Sunday at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Tom Ward officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens beside her husband Ira Goodrich Gault who passed away in 1976. Mrs. Gault passed away Friday afternoon at her daughter-in-laws home in Estill Springs.
She was a native of Lincoln County and the daughter of the late Clarence Wilson and Maude Osborne Shelton, a retired nurse and a member of the First United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her grandson and special caregiver for more than three years Jason Gault of Greenville, SC, sisters Louise Raby of Fayetteville, Velma Marty of Meridianville, AL, and brother Eurcil Shelton of Fayetteville. She was preceded in death by her son Ronald Gault, sister Odell Patrick and brother J. D. Shelton.
Visitation with the family will be from 1 p.m. -2 p.m. Sunday at Higgins Funeral Home.
Ms. Gault was a dignified lady who lived with gentleness and grace.She was loved and will be missed dearly, I know. Jason, I have such respect for your loving and dedicated care of your grandmother during her illness. Louise, my dear friend, I know that this is a hard time for you, but you are a strong Christian lady. Hold strong to your faith, and I know that God will see you through this difficult time. I have sweet memories of Ms. Gault and of your whole family. Your family is on my heart and in my prayers.