Joan Strutt Shelton was born on April 25, 1927, in Arnold, England, which is a small town outside of Nottingham England. She is preceded in death by our Father, Frank Shelton, her parents, Albert and Hannah Strutt, her sisters, Kitty Strutt, Nell Strutt Storer, Winifred Strutt Rossiter, Dorothy Strutt Dickenson, Edith Strutt Inman, Marian Ivy Strutt, and one brother, John Albert Strutt. She is survived by daughters, Maureen Wallace (Marvin) of Decatur, AL; Barbara Wells (Jay) of Ashland, Oregon, and her son, Darryl Shelton (Tina) of San Jose, CA, and seven grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren.
Joan and her husband, Frank, emigrated from England in 1957, living from that time on in North Carolina, New York, Alabama, and California, before she moved to Decatur in 2006. She was a wonderful seamstress, and became proficient in oil painting in her mid-life. She studied in Bible Study Fellowship for many years, and enjoyed her church, Fairview Baptist in Decatur, until she could no longer attend. She loved her time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and a last highlight for her was to hold her 2 week old twin great-grandsons two weeks before her death.
Funeral service will be Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at Fairview Baptist Church at 1:00pm with Pastor Dan Kakavecos and Pastor Dave Massa officiating and Shelton Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be Tuesday, at the church from 12:00pm-1:00pm. Burial will be in Burningtree Memorial Gardens in Decatur, Alabama.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Hospice of the Valley in Decatur, Alabama
