Wendell Shelburn
Wendell H. Shelburn, 85 of Greenville, died Thursday, December 24, 2015 at his residence from ALS. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Sunday, December 27, 2015 at Johnson Street Church of Christ under the direction of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home. Randy Daw and Frank Morgan will officiate. Interment will follow in Memoryland Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Saturday at the funeral home.
Wendell was born to Ray Shelburn and Lorene Benton Shelburn on August 3, 1930 in Burnet County, Texas. He served his country in the Navy during the Korean conflict. Wendell married Shirley Mathis Robinson on June 11, 1976. He retired from Consolidated Freightway in 1992, but his favorite job was serving his family and his church family. He was a member of Johnson Street Church of Christ. His sweet spirit, deep faith and insurmountable courage made him the remarkable man he was. The ladies at Johnson Street loved him when he teased them, took them on outings in the church bus, hugged and prayed with them.
He and Shirley shared five children; David Shelburn and wife, Carolyn, Pam Taylor and husband, Mark, Richard Robinson, Jr., Robbie Thomason and husband, Dennis and Rene’ Radican. They have six grandchildren; Zach Taylor, Dawson Shelburn, Drake Shelburn, Linda Senior and husband, Russ, Jimmy Borg and wife, Kelly, Susie Sierra and three great-grandchildren. He will be missed by many.
Pallbearers will be Mark Franklin, Brandon Watson, Phil Rawlings, Bruce Michaelson, Glen Little and Scott Prestien.
The family requests in lieu of flowers, memorials be sent to Johnson Street Church of Christ Building Fund, 3401 Johnson Street, Greenville, Texas 75401.