Wm Eugene Shelton Obituary (1948

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. Wm. Eugene Shelton Mr. Eugene Shelton, age 70, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on May 14, 1948 in Trimble County, Kentucky. He was the loving son of the late Clifton E. and Juanita Schafer Shelton. He began his life in Trimble County and spent most of his life in Jefferson County, Indiana. He began his work with Reliance Electric Company working in production. Eugene was proud to have raised three daughters, Ginny, Jackie and Gena. He attended and graduated from Law Enforcement School and began a career with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department in 1974, retiring in 1997. He also had worked as a bus driver with the Madison Consolidated School System for over ten years. He was an avid IU fan, enjoyed playing cards, antiques, auctions, collecting guns, and socializing at the American Legion. He held membership in Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 Sons of the American Legion, Fraternal Order of Police, and the Dupont Baptist Church where he was baptized. He loved being a grandpa and great grandpa and was expecting his third great grandchild, Valerie to be born. Eugene fought a courageous battle with Alpha 1, a lung disease that also took the life of his brother. Eugene died on Monday, January 14, 2019, at 1:19 a.m. at the Norton Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Click Here for Tribute Video A LOVING FAMILY Eugene will be missed by his loving daughters, Ginny Hardwick and her husband David of Madison, Indiana, Jackie Shelton and her husband Kenny Van Wye of Madison, Indiana, Gena Luellen and her husband Jeremy of Dupont, Indiana; his grandchildren, Kassie Whitehouse (James), Clayton Hardwick (Nicole), Brock Van Wye (Amanda Dixon), Brent Van Wye (Kimberly Barnes), Ty Luellen, and Tesla Luellen; his great-grandchildren, Conley and Hayden Hardwick; his sisters, Velma Jo "Jody" Kaczmarek of Chillicothe, Ohio, Janet Grumblatt of Madison, Indiana; his sister-in-law, Kathleen R. Shelton of Madison, Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Clifton E. Shelton, died March 31, 1980, his mother, Juanita Schafer Shelton Brown, his step mother, Martha Catherine King Shelton, died April 17, 2000, his brothers, Wayne Ellis Shelton, died September 13, 2012, Larry Dean Shelton, and his sister, Sharon Sever. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, January 17, 2019, at 7:00 p.m., at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Private interment will follow at a later date in the Moffett Cemetery in Milton, Kentucky. VISITATION Friends may visit Thursday from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Alpha 1 Foundation. Cards are available at the funeral homes. Online condolences, www.morgan-nay.com div style="width: 100%; text-align: center;">Secure">http://www.paysimple.com/security.html">Secure Payments