Mrs. Maudie Shelton
Mrs. Maudie Davis Shelton, age 83, of De Queen, Arkansas, passed from this life on Monday, October 25, 2021, in De Queen.

"Top", as she was known to her family and many friends, was born October 28, 1937, in Sevier County, Arkansas, to the union of William Levi "Bill" and Willie Madge Davis. She was a 1955 graduate of Horatio High School. Top married the love of her life, Vernon Clarence Shelton, on March 17, 1956, in Horatio, and to this one son was born. She worked in the Craig Plant of Dierks Lumber and later for Horatio State Bank, retiring after several years of service. She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church in De Queen and was a faithful member of the Joy Singers, where she spent forty-years sharing the gospel with song. Top enjoyed reading, sewing, and gardening, but most cherished her time spent with family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Madge Davis; her loving husband of over 62 years, Vernon Shelton; and a brother, Jay Ragan.

Top leaves to cherish her loving memory, one son and daughter-in-law, Darrell Vernon "Buddy" and Carla (Cox) Shelton of De Queen; two grandsons and their spouses, Bryan Scott and Ashley Shelton of De Queen, and Randall Eric and Ashley of Mulberry; two great-grandchildren, Jaxon Ty Shelton, and Emery Jane Shelton of De Queen; one brother and sister-in-law, Billy Darrell "Cy" and Shirley Davis of Eagletown; one sister, Betty and late husband Kenneth Chapman of Broken Bow; sister-in-law, Ann Ragan of Eagletown; as well as nieces, nephews, other relatives, and a host of friends.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Maudie Shelton will be held at 11:00 A.M., Thursday, October 28, 2021, in the Chandler Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. George Frachiseur and her grandson, Bro. Bryan Shelton, officiating. Burial will follow at West Otis Cemetery, Horatio. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 6:00 P.M., at the funeral home. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Chandler Funeral Home of De Queen. You may send an online sympathy message at www.chandlerfuneral.com.