Eddie Carroll Shelton

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CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Census
Name: Eddy Shelton
Age: 2
Estimated birth year: abt 1938
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Kentucky
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Pike, Kentucky
Household Members:
Name Age
George Shelton 43
Nell Shelton 39
Howard Shelton 21
Freida Shelton 19
Cloise Shelton 16
Agnes Shelton 14
Claylee Shelton 12
Mary Fora Shelton 10
Glada Shelton 7
Kelly Shelton 4
Eddy Shelton 2

OBITUARY

http://www.snyderfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/obit_view.phtml?id=10206

Eddie C. Shelton, age 72, of Marion, died Saturday afternoon, December 18, 2010, surrounded by his loving family following a two month battle with cancer.

On February 19, 1938, Eddie was born in Hardy, Kentucky, the son of the late George and Nellie (McGlothlin) Shelton. The family moved to Marion in the early forties where Eddie would graduate from Marion Harding High School in 1956.

Shortly after graduation, Eddie began working at the National Cash Register Company for a few months before being called to serve in the United States Army. He served for two years during peace time and was stationed in Virginia Beach and he often teased that he "fought the battle of Virginia Beach" while he was in the service.

Upon his honorable discharge, Eddie returned to Ohio to again work for the National Cash Register Company for several years. He then built custom homes until he was persuaded to go to work for Ohio Edison Company for sixteen years in the engineering department.

In 1966, mutual friends set up a blind date between Eddie and Joan Haley. After dating for several months, Eddie and Joan were married on April 28, 1967 in Winchester, Virginia. They have enjoyed every moment of their forty-three years together.

While working for Ohio Edison, Eddie began helping his father-in-law, William Haley, with his farming, and when William was no longer physically able to operate the farm, Eddie left Ohio Edison to farm full time.

He quickly found that he had a true passion for farming, and thought "it was the best job in the world." For a few years, Eddie and William raised livestock, but were mainly grain farmers. This "city boy turned farmer" loved most everything about farming, especially being "outdoors and being his own boss." An avid mower, Eddie spent many hours on his John Deere mower keeping the farmstead well groomed. It was only after the fall harvest that he was diagnosed with cancer.

Believing in the importance of farming, Eddie and Joan were proud to be the first family in Marion County to join the Ohio Farmland Preservation Act, ensuring that their farm could only be used for agricultural purposes.

A man with many interests, Eddie used to enjoy golfing, hunting, and fishing, but he replaced those hobbies with his love for Model A Fords and John Deere tractors. He loved tinkering with and restoring his Model A's and on a nice day he thoroughly enjoyed taking one of them on a spin around the block. He was a member of the Shelman Chapter Model A Club, The Penn Ohio Model A Club, and the Model A Restorer's Club (M.A.R.C.). A proud John Deere enthusiast, Eddie was a member of the North West 2 Cylinder Club and was a lifetime member of the Ohio 2 Cylinder Club. For years, Eddie had attended the Claridon United Methodist Church. He also was a long time member of the Marion Masonic Lodge #70, the Chapter, Council and Commandry, the Scottish Rite, and the Aladdin Shrine.

Having an amazing memory and recall, Eddie could talk with anyone on nearly any subject for hours. And when Eddie made up his mind about something, "that was it," and he made sure everyone "knew exactly where he stood."

The most important thing of all to Eddie was his loving wife, Joan. For her, he would do anything, including building two homes for them to live in and enjoy. They especially loved traveling together, and have "been all over this big, beautiful country". They made the most of every opportunity they had together and she will dearly miss him.

Along with his loving wife; Eddie will be missed by his mother-in-law, Louise Haley; sisters-in-law: Jane (Bob) Miller, Jean (Steve) Lemke, Janet (Tom) Kightlinger, and Dorothy Shelton; three brothers: Kelly Shelton, Dennis (Bette) Shelton, and Ricky (Haven) Shelton; three sisters: Clay Lee Burns, Glada (Jack) Bull and Judy (Robert) Lehner; and numerous nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews, great-great nieces and nephews and cousins.

Including his parents; Eddie was preceded in death by his father-in-law, William Haley; brother, Howard Shelton; four sisters: Freda Womack, Agnes Sellards, Ellouise Knutson and Mary Lois Hicks; and five brothers-in law, Woodrow, Jack, Dennis, Bruce and Max.

Birth:
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Kentucky Birth, Marriage, and Death Databases: Births 1911-1999. Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives.

Name: Eddie C Shelton
Date of Birth: 19 Feb 1938
Birth Place: Pike, Kentucky
Mother's name: Nellie McGlothlin
Volume Number: 040
Certificate Number: 19531
Volume Year: 1938

Buried:
Grave location, portrait, and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63384201&ref=acom

Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Eddie Carroll Shelton
Last Residence: 43302 Marion, Marion, Ohio
BORN: 19 Feb 1938
Died: 18 Dec 2010
State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (1952-1953)

Eddie married Joan Haley 28 Apr 1967, Winchester, VA. [Group Sheet]