- Date Of Birth: May 17, 1931
- Date Of Death: September 16, 2017
- State: Indiana
Laurence (Larry) P. Shelton, 86, Crawfordsville, unexpectedly died at 4:50 p.m. Saturday, Sept16, 2017 with his family at his side. He was born May 17, 1931, in Waveland to Howard andPercyenne Shelton. After graduating from Wingate High School in 1949, he married Carolyn J.Parker in Feb 1952.
Laurence served in the National Guard and worked at R. R. Donnelley, Raybestos, and theLane Nursing Home. He was the local Marathon Oil distributor for many years, then was apartner with his son in the family business, Sam’s Appliance/Midway Sales. He worked hard allhis life for his family and was the best husband and father anyone could have hoped for.He is survived by his wife of over 65 years, his sisters Marjorie and Rosemary, sons Jim (Jane)and Sam (Cathy), six grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
He has been preceded in deathby his parents, brothers Bob and Joe, and sister Maxine.
