Mignon Shelly, 85, of Middleton
Mrs. Shelly passed away Friday, July 3, 2015 at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
Born on December 16, 1929, to the late Richmond Earnest and Beulah Powell Colwell in Muskogee, OK, she married Harry Shelly of Middleton on January 20, 1950. She was a homemaker and member of the Middleton Church of Christ where she taught classes for ladies and children. She also made 13 mission trips to Guyana. Mrs. Shelly taught piano both in school and privately. She loved painting, ceramics, pottery, and traveling. She was a member of the Red Hats and the Middleton Women’s Club. Above all, she was a very devoted loving mother and grandmother.
She is survived by her husband, Harry Shelly of Middleton; a daughter, Sherilyn Martin (Gary) of Jackson; a son, Keith Shelly (Lori) of Nashville; two sisters, Barbara Naylor (B.J.) of Henderson, and Amanda Pillstrom of Rogers, AR; five grandchildren, Tisha Ewing (Jon), Kevin Martin (Jenny), Tavia Carlucci (Adam), Karah Sprouse (Ryan), and Kalyn Dennis (Caleb); and twelve great-grandchildren, Savannah, Harrison, and Juliette Ewing, Kate, Andrew, Ruth, and Ethan Martin, Isabell and Ilyn Carlucci, James Sprouse, and Brooklyn and Elijah Dennis
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Joan Crawford.
The family requests that memorials be made to the Middleton Church of Christ Library or the American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org/donate)
