CALEDONIA: Betty June Shelton, age 87, of Caledonia, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly Saturday afternoon November 16th, 2013 in Marion General Hospital.
She was born in Marion, Ohio on October 8th, 1926 as the daughter of the late Charles and Olive Evangeline (England) Eckard.
On April 21st, 1946 she married Carl "Dick" Shelton.
He preceded her in death on September 08th, 2005.
Betty enjoyed cooking for all her relatives and was a noted seamstress.
She had worked for the Union Department Store in Mt. Gilead, Ohio, Woodside Village and had been a cook at the Cherry St. School in Mt. Gilead, Ohio.
Later in life she enjoyed getting together with a group that called itself "Thursday's Girls" at the Colonial House in Marion.
Betty will be sadly missed by her daughters, Sherry Casto of Cardington, Ohio and Karen Jones of Caledonia.
She also leaves behind her grandchildren, Chris (Michelle) Casto of Concord Twp, OH, Chad (Lynda) Casto of Dayton, Faith (Darroll) Kunze of Mt. Gilead, Aaron (Carmen) Casto of Cardington and Belynda (Jake) Schuman of Cardington.
There are 13 great grandchildren.
Betty's memory will be cherished by her brothers, Warren Eckard of Hilliard, Ohio, Richard Eckard of Marion, Ohio, Thomas Eckard of Marion and her sister, Judy Hickok of Marion, OH.
She was preceded in death by six brothers and eight sisters, her granddaughter, Heather Jones and her son-in-law, Garry Casto.
Funeral services for Betty will be held on Friday, November 22nd, 2013 at 1:00 P. M. in the Timson Allen & Melroy Funeral Home in Caledonia.
Interment will follow in Caledonia Cemetery.
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