Born April 24, 1930 in Martin County, she was the daughter of Elmer Grissom and Gerata (Sellers) Grissom.
A homemaker, she as a member of the Lyons Eastern Star, Lyons American Legion Auxillary and Lyons United Methodist Church.
She is survived by three sons, John Thomas Shelton, Worthington; Donnie Shelton and Joe Shelton, both of Lyons; one daugther, Linda Gruenberg Hernandez, of Lyons; three sisters, Geneva Bass, Williams, Leona Gala, Sarasota, Fla., and Virginia Warner, Marion; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Thomas A. Shelton.
Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday at Jenkins Funeral Home in Lyons with the Rev. Cletus Bough officiating. Burial will be in Prairie Chapel Cemetery.
Friends may call at Jenkins Funeral Home from 4-8 p.m. today and Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. until the hour of service.