Obituary Report for April 18, 2003
McMinnville resident and Davidson County native Joe Powell Shelton, 76, died April 16 at NHC Healthcare.
A successful businessman and automobile dealer since 1956, he was a member of First Baptist Church and served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II.
He was a former director of City Bank & Trust Company and a director with McMinnville Country Club. He was a former member of Exchange and the Jaycees, along with being a member of the UTSI Space Council in Tullahoma and the Boy Scout Council. He was also a member of the VFW and American Legion and worked in real estate developments.
The son of Thomas Powell and Vera Madeline Walker Shelton, he is survived by his wife of 49 years, Sally Jackson Shelton; daughters and sons-in-law, Libby and Dr. Kent Bewick of McMinnville, Lynn and Stan (Butch) Bullen of McMinnville; son and daughter-in-law, Joe and Donna J. Shelton Jr. of McMinnville; grandchildren, Lindsey and Lauren Bewick, Grant and Lara Lynn Bullen, Thomas Jackson (T.J.), and Emma Grace Shelton; brother and sister-in-law, Roger and Jane Shelton of Nashville; sister and brother-in-law, Mary and Bob Stephens of Knoxville; several special nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 4 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with Fred Bueto, J.B. Summers, Carl Stanley and Rev. Bobby Zumbro officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. View Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. today at High’s. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the Diabetes Association.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) April 18, 2003
Elizabeth P. Dudley, 56
Altamont resident Elizabeth P. Dudley, 56, died April 15.
A member of Grace Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Henry A. and Lillie M. Hodges Weaver.
She is survived by her husband, Rev. Charles E. (Ed) Dudley; daughters and sons-in-law, Terri L. White and Keith Rollings, Kimberly D. and Matt Rymer, all of Altamont, Elizabeth A. and Alex Hernandez of Chattanooga; sisters, Betty Jane Morgan of Montgomery, Ala., and Helen Ruth Haney of Sewanee; brothers, Albert E. and Henry T. Weaver of Sewanee, Bill Weaver of Guntersville, Ala., and James E. Weaver of Altamont; and grandchildren, Jonathan, Justin, Chelsea, Jill, Kayla, Hank, Alex, Gavin and Haley.
Services were held Thursday at Layne Funeral Home in Altamont with Ed Dudley and Micah Roberts officiating. Burial followed at Airview Cemetery.
Layne Funeral Home of Altamont was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) April 18, 2003