Mr. James Woodrow Shelton: Obituary

Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Mr. James Woodrow Shelton, age 62, of Blairsville, who passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2017.

Mr. Shelton was a native of Kentucky, and had moved to Blairsville from Indianapolis, Indiana. He was preceded in death by his parents, Woodrow and Elvia Shelton; and two sisters: Rowine Lamb and Mae Curry.

Surviving family members include his wife, Thelma; daughter and her husband, Debbie Whitney and Don Wasik, of Blairsville; brother and sister-in-law, Glyn and Carolyn Shelton, of Indianapolis; sisters: Dorothy Kamp, of Coal City, Indiana; sister and brother-in-law, Louise and Gerald Turner, of Big Laurel, Kentucky; sister and brother-in-law, Tressie and Jimmy Turner, of Harlan, Kentucky; and sister, Marjorie Vierling Henning, of Seymour, Indiana; and two grandchildren: Harli Whitney and Shelby Whitney.

The family will have a memorial service on September 30, 2017 in Indianapolis.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville. Please share your condolences and sign the guest registry online at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.