Douglas Walter Shelton, Sr., 76, of Oceana, WV passed away on Friday August 7, 2020 in Princeton Community Hospital. He was born on January 13, 1944 in Pineville, WV, a son of the late Coy Eugene and Sophia Ella Belcher Shelton. Douglas was a member of the Mill Creek Freewill Baptist Church and was a retired timber cutter.
In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by son Douglas Walter “June Bug” Shelton, Jr.; step-daughter Leann Richmond; son-in-law Toby Cox; two sisters Charlotte Holcomb and Helen Belcher; step-mother Opal Shelton; and daughter-in-law Judy Shelton.
Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife Pamela Gaye Barber Shelton; daughters Jackie (Jay) Aurand of Talmage, KS and Vickie (Larry) Acord of Glen Fork; step-sons Bryan Acord and Joshua Stewart both of Beckley; brother Coy Eugene Smith of Logan County; grandchildren Tanya Cox, Cory Stangel, Diedre (Seth) Stout, Tara Wilson, Douglas Quinton Shelton, Kayla Stewart, Jacob Richmond, Lindsay Stewart, Joshua Stewart, Jr., Brooke Stewart, Kinsley Acord, Braxton Acord, Maddie Stewart, and Zoey Stewart; great grandchildren Tucker Wilson, Amidy Cox, and Embir Cox; mother-in-law Audarene Walls; and a host of other loving family and friends.
Graveside service will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday August 10, 2020 at the Johnston Cemetery, Shannon Mill Creek, Brenton, WV with Evangelist Larry Acord officiating.
The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV.
