Mrs. Lois Haley Shelton of Patrick Springs, Virginia went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, surrounded by her loving husband and family. Hand in hand her children and grandchildren sang her home right into the arms of Jesus. Lois was born in Axton, Virginia on March 9, 1940, to the late Carl Haley and Byrd Hankins Haley. She was preceded in death by one son, Carl Collie; one grandson, Logan Smith; four sisters; and three brothers. Lois was a faithful member of True Gospel Baptist Church in Stuart, Virginia. Her entire life was dedicated to God and everything that she did was filled with patience and love. She touched the lives of many and that will never be forgotten. What a wonderful servant of God, wife, mama, grandma, granny, great and great-great Grandma she always was and will be. The memories of her will forever flood our souls and she will forever be missed.
Surviving Mrs. Shelton is her loving husband, Pastor J.R. Shelton of 56 years and 2 days; six children, Teresa Carter (Kelley), Donna Holcomb, Richard Collie, Carolyn Dodson (Dean), Beth Bouldin (Troy), and April Smith (Will); twelve grandchildren, Tim (Shannon), Mark, Joseph (Amanda), Jesse, Katina (Ron), Ashley, Sarah (Brandon), Tyler, Andrew, Grace, Daniel, and Abigail; twenty-three great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; two brothers, Gary Haley and Mike Haley; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
A funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at True Gospel Baptist Church in Stuart, Virginia with Pastor Darrell Boles, Pastor Nute Shelton, and Evangelist Paul Sisk officiating. Burial will follow in Buffalo Cemetery in Sandy Ridge, North Carolina. The family will receive friends and loved ones on Friday, April 26th, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at True Gospel Baptist Church in Stuart, Virginia. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations should be made to Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care, 1427 Edgewood Drive, Suite 101, Mt. Airy, NC 27030. Moody Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements and online condolences may be sent by visiting www.moodyfuneralservices.com.
