Lena Pearl Canter Shelton Obituary (1934

Mrs. Lena Pearl Canter Shelton, age 92 of Deputy, Indiana, entered this life on June 9, 1934 in Ervin, Kentucky. She was the loving daughter of the late Pastor Vernon and Cleopatra "Cleo" Frazier Canter. She grew up in Irvin where she attended school. She was married to Robert Lee Shelton on July 20, 1952. This happy union of 37 years was blessed with sons, Douglas, Richard, Robert, Jr., Wayne, Danny, and an unnamed infant son and daughters, Joy, Rosetta, Donna, Bonnie, Joyce, and Shirley. Lena worked 21 years at Muscatatuck Hospital in the dietary and housekeeping departments. She was a loving mother and enjoyed taking care of her children and large family. She loved to play bingo and work puzzles. Lena died on Friday, July 3, 2026, at 7:35 p.m. at the Waters of Clifty Falls in Madison, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute A LOVING FAMILY Lena will be missed by her loving sons, Ronnie Shelton of North Vernon, Indiana, Douglas Shelton and his wife, LaDonna of Hinton, Oklahoma, and Richard Shelton of Hinton, Oklahoma; her loving daughters, Donna Dunham and her husband Alan of North Vernon, Indiana, Bonnie Lucas of Commiskey, Indiana, Joyce Clark and her husband Milton of Deputy, Indiana, and Shirley Johnson and her husband Jeff of Paris Crossing, Indiana; her brothers, Ray Canter of Florida, Bobby Canter and his wife, Gail of Greenwood, Indiana; 26 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, Pastor Vernon Canter, died February 16, 2003, her mother, Cleopatra "Cleo" Frazier Canter, died February 20, 1973, her husband, Robert Lee Shelton, died August 23, 1989, her sons, Robert Shelton, Jr., Wayne Shelton, died in 2012, Danny Shelton, died in 2012, her daughters, Rosetta Eversole, died in 2013, Joy Shelton, died in 1962, an infant son, died in 1965, her sisters, Mollie Sue Croucher, Nannie Kate Canter, Dixie Lou Canter, Betty Jean Canter, Rosetta Plowman, and her brother, Charles Clay Canter. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Friday, July 10, 2026, at 1:00 p.m., by at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Pisgah Cemetery near Deputy, Indiana. TO JOIN THE SERVICE LIVE CLICK HERE VISITATION Friends may visit Thursday, July 9, 2026 from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. and Friday, July 10, 2026 from 12:00 p.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com To Place An Online Memorial Donation, Please Click Here. For Ordering Instructions for Floral Tributes, Please Click Here.