Funeral service for Mrs. Shelby Wells Cashion, age 78, of Petersburg, TN, will be conducted Monday, October 12, 2015 at 11 a.m. at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Old Orchard Cemetery in Petersburg, TN. Mrs. Cashion passed away Friday, October 9, 2015 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Mrs. Cashion was a native of Petersburg, the daughter of the late Lawrence and Margie Reed Wells. She was a school teacher for 33 years. Mrs. Cashion had a BA and MA from George Peabody College and was a member of the Hannah Gap Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband Jerry Cashion of Petersburg, TN, son Terry (Theresa) Cashion of Nashville, TN, grandchildren Jerry Forrest Cashion and Rebecca Jean Cashion both of Nashville, TN.

Visitation with the family will be Sunday, October 11, 2015 from 4 until 8 p.m. and Monday, October 12, 2015 from 10 until 11 a.m. at Higgins Funeral Home.