Obit: Madge (Todd) Shelton, Oklahoma
(FYI: Madge was a descendant of the Todds of Pulaski
County, KY.Her grandfather was Benjamin Franklin Todd -
born March 30, 1823 in Pulaski County.Her father was
Lee Todd b. Oct. 29, 1854 in Rock Castle County, Ky.Her
mother was Sarah Jane (Howe) Todd, b. abt. 1862 in MO)
"Mrs. Madge Shelton, 84-year-old Vinitan, died early today
in a local nursing home." (1976)
"Mrs. Shelton was born Dec. 11, 1891, in Unionville, MO,
and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Todd, pioneers
who came to Vinita when the area was still Indian Territory.
She married Tom Shelton in 1915, and he preceeded her in
death in 1950.She was a member of the Pilgrim Presbyterian
Church, Vinita."
"Survivors include two sons, Bill Shelton, Rt. 1, Afton,
and Clarence Shelton, Rt. 2, Afton; one daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Kennedy, 131 Arcadia Rd; Five grandchildren, and one
great-grandchild."
"Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in
the Luginbuel Funeral Chapel with Rev. Mitchael Kennedy officiating.Interment will follow in Fairview Cemetery under the direction of the Luginbuel Funeral Services, Vinita.Mrs. Shelton will lie in state at Luginbuel's until
service time."