Shelby Sapaugh Obituary, Death – Theresa Wayne Thomas Shelton 23rd of August, 1941 to 30th of December, 2016 It was on Friday, December 30, 2016, in Stephenville when Thomas Wayne Shelton, who was 75 years old and a resident of Stephenville, passed away. In the future, memorial services will be scheduled to take place. On August 23, 1941, Tommy was born in Hopkins County to the late George Porter and Edith Jo Wells Shelton.
Both of his parents have since passed away. After spending his childhood in Sulphur Springs, Texas, Thomas relocated to Stephenville in 1970 to take a position as manager of the Bealls Department store in the area. After moving to Palestine in 1979, he held the position of manager at Bealls for a number of years. Because Tommy wanted to be closer to his children, he relocated back to Stephenville.
Among his survivors are his daughter Robin and her husband Todd Fanning, who reside in Stephenville; his son Tommy and his wife Vicky Shelton, who also reside in Stephenville; his grandchildren Bruce Shelton, Dondra and her husband Cody Bedwell, and their children Kinley and Karsyn Bedwell; Branda and her husband Shelby Jones; and BJ and his husband Quincy Hough; his siblings Helen Sapaugh, Lynn and her husband Penny Shelton, Joe and his wife Sheila Shelton, Ann and her husband Carlisle Clement, and Debbie Roberts, all of Sulphur Springs; his former wife Martha Shelton; and a number of nieces and nephews Additionally, Tommy’s wife, Carolyn Dickens Shelton, as well as his brother-in-laws, Wendell Sapaugh and Gary Roberts, passed away before him. His parents were also among those who passed away before him.
