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Submitted: 8/27/22 • Approved: 8/28/22 • Last Updated: 8/31/22 • R244271-G244271-S3
Jake
July 13, 1913-February 15, 1992
Dorothy
May 16, 1933-December 29, 2014
Married December 23, 1950
*Shelby, Dorothy Mae obit
Wednesday, December 31, 2014 chattanoogan.com
Dorothy Mae Shelby, 81, of Hixson, was born on May 16, 1933 and passed away on Monday, December 29, 2014.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jake W. Shelby; daughters, Deborah Shelby, Nona Vandergriff and Teresa Cox; sons, Bill England; sisters, Ivey Davis, Sue Price and Ethel Stinnett; and a brother, R.J. Dotson.
She is survived by her children, Bill and Ann Shelby, Jean and Roger Flinn, Jackie and Deloris Shelby, Paul and Charlotte Shelby and Oscar Shelby; her brothers, Calvin and Harold Dotson; her sisters, Linda Jeno, Burt Revis, Pat Swafford, Wilma White, Barbara Brown, Nancy Smith and Patricia Denton along with 19 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 1, at Williamson & Sons Funeral Home with Reverend Chris Rutherford officiating. Burial will follow in Painter Cemetery.
Visitation is from 4-9 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Condolences and memories can be shared at www.williamsonandsons.com.
Arrangements are by Williamson and Sons Funeral Home, 8852 Dayton Pike, Soddy Daisy, Tn. 37379.
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