Shelton

Jerry Lee William Shelton Sr. was born on Christmas day in 1949 at his Grandmother’s home in Lexington. He was raised by his grandmother, Toni Shelton, and his father, Lee Roy.

Jerry departed this world on June 5, 2023, at the age of 73 at his daughter’s home in Tanglewood.

Jerry attended Lexington HS but had to drop out to help support his grandmother.

Jerry had a love for making other people feel important. He went out of his way to make others smile and laugh.

Jerry loved gardening, tending to his flowers, and making wooden toys for his children and later grandchildren.

Jerry made wooden toys to donate to Christmas round up and sat for numerous hours playing the role of Saint Nick at the schools and daycares in Rockdale.

Jerry met his wife, Dorothy, in Smithville, where he worked at the Ice House his uncle owned and operated. When the Ice House became obsolete, he worked as a salesman selling 7-Up drinks on a designated route.

Jerr y moved his family home to be closer to his grandmother a few years later.

Jerry was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy; grandmother, Antonette Schuster Shelton; father, Lee Roy Shelton; sons-in-law, Timothy and Jerry Otte; and numerous other family members.

He is survived by his children, Ann Otte, Jerry Shelton, Jr. and Pam Otte; grandchildren, Taylor and Tyler Otte, Andrea Shelton, Jonathan and Jacob Otte; and numerous honorary grandchildren.

The family would like to thank Embrace Hospice Staff for their kindness and caring of our father. He meant the world to us.

Serving as pallbearers will be Taylor Otte, Tyler Otte, Jonathan Otte, Jacob Otte, Preston James, Eladio Perez and Tyler Mayberry.

Funeral services for Jerry were held on Saturday, June 10, at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale with Chaplain Tim Rudolph of Embrace Hospice officiating. Burial followed in Lexington Cemetery.

Visitation was held on Friday, June 9, at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale.

In lieu of floral tributes, please make donations to Embrace Hospice, 5100 Midway Drive #300, Temple, TX 76520; Tanglewood Volunteer Fire Dept., 1041W. County Road 415, Lexington, TX 78947; or Christmas Round-Up.

Arrangements by Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home, P.O. Drawer 1417, Rockdale, TX 76567, 512-446-5454.