Funeral service for Victoria Ragin Shelton, age 84, of Somerville, will be Thursday, February 10, 2022, 2:00 p.m. at Shelton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Earl Holt officiating. The family will receive friends for two hours prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will be in Grandview Memorial Park in Rock Hill, SC on February 18, 2022, 12:00 p.m.
Mrs. Shelton, who died Thursday, February 3, 2022, in Somerville, was born June 5, 1937, in Rock Hill, SC, to John James “Jack” Ragin and Naomi “Peggy” Sandel Ragin. She was preceded in death by her parents and siblings, Louisa Ragin Craig Dills, John James “Jack” Ragin, Jr., and Wesley Sandel “Sandy” Ragin.
She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Wayne Shelton, Sr.; stepsons, Kenneth Shelton, Jr. (Lisa) of Danville, Greg Shelton (Deborah) of Decatur, and Philip Shelton (Ashley) of Hartselle; step-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren; nephews; a niece; and godchild.
Vicky studied dietetics at Vanderbilt University and received her graduate degree from Winthrop University. She accepted a position at The National Institute of Health in Washington, DC and later was the head nutritionist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN where she lived and worked for many years. It was during the later years in Nashville that she developed her love of Peruvian Paso horses. She became a major breeder, trainer, and respected member of the North American Peruvian Horse Association and was awarded the 2014 NAPHA Lifetime Achievement Award. Vicky was a beautiful and giving person. Family and tradition were very important to her and she passed these values to the next generation. She loved to entertain and was a gourmet cook, gardener, and avid equestrian. She loved animals, travel, and people. Vicky enjoyed the beach, especially Edisto and Pawleys Islands. Vicky was a beloved wife, aunt, cousin, godmother, stepmother and step-grandmother.
