Donald Keith "Don" Shelley1,2,3
M, #56576, b. 16 March 1939, d. 24 February 2018
Parents
BASIC FACTS
Donald Keith "Don" Shelley was born on 16 March 1939 in Lebanon, Boone Co., Indiana.1 He and Rosemary Elizabeth DeVault-Koopman were married on 30 June 1962 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana.4 He died on 24 February 2018, at age 78, in Mesa, Maricopa Co., Arizona.1 Donald Keith "Don" Shelley had reference number 56893. He was a Welder (1962); employed by Haines International ( - 1997.)4,3 He was enumerated on the census in Boone County, Indiana (1940.) Became deaf at the age of 5 after surviving spinal meningitis.3 OBITUARY - https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/kokomo-in/donald-shelley-7792199
Donald K. Shelley, 78, formerly of Kokomo, passed away February 24th, at home in Mesa, Arizona.
Born March 16, 1939, Lebanon, IN, he was one of nine children and became deaf at the age of 5 after surviving spinal meningitis. He attended the Indiana School for the Deaf, where he participated in track and football. When he was 12, he met the love of his life, Rosemary, for whom he would hitchhike from Frankfort to East Indy to see. After ten years of on and off dating, they wed on June 30, 1962 in Buck Creek Chapel in Indianapolis.
He was on several bowling leagues and was a weekend fisherman in his younger days. He remodeled his house, rewiring the electrical lines, repairing and replacing the shingles on the roof and helping friends with their home projects. He built a shed behind his house for his tools, etc., from the ground up. He is a former member of the Eagles and retired from Haynes International in 1997. He had a penchant for gardening flowers, many of which ended up in a vase on the table for his beloved wife. Albeit a quiet man, he had a great sense of humor.
Don also loved camping, sitting on his porch, word searches, online catalogs, A&W root beer, instant coffee, Klondike Bars, ice cream sandwiches, and most snacks of the processed variety. Not necessarily in that order. He also hated salads and being told what to do.
He spent the last years with his daughter in Arizona and lived in the flight path of Phoenix Harbor Airport and would watch planes arriving all day. He had traveled to the ocean in California.
Surviving are his children: Mary Elizabeth Rother, Leslie (Tammy) Shelley, and Keith Shelley, grandchildren: Allison, Derek (Stephanie), Zenas, and Katelyn, great grandchildren: Alexis, Joseph, Brennan, Esme and Orion, and Edward, and his siblings: William, Michael, and Denise.
Preceded in death by: wife of nearly 50 years, Rosemary, his parents, Richard and Levernia Shelley, his siblings, Margaret, Marilyn, Joyce, Judi, and Richard Jr., grandson, Vincent Lee, and great grandsons Michael and Lucas.
A gathering of friends and family will be held from 10:30-2:30 at Sunset Memory Garden, 2097 W. Alto Road, Kokomo, IN 46902.
Citations
- [S5908] Genealogy prepared by Ellen Hoyt (Ancestry.com)
- [S2113] 1940 Census, Indiana, Boone County
- [S9859] Obituary - Donald Keith "Don" Shelley
- [S8940] Marriage Records - Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917 - 2005 (Ancestry.com)
Keith Donald Shelley, Jr.1,2
M, #56577
Parents
BASIC FACTS
Citations
- [S8940] Marriage Records - Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917 - 2005 (Ancestry.com)
- [S11776] Obituary - Rosemary Elizabeth (DeVault-Koopman) Shelley
- [S8917] Marriage Records - Florida, Florida Marriage Indexes, 1822 - 1875 and 1927 - 2001 (Ancestry.com)
Paula Jean Robinson1,2
F, #56578
Parents
BASIC FACTS
Citations
- [S8940] Marriage Records - Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917 - 2005 (Ancestry.com)
- [S8917] Marriage Records - Florida, Florida Marriage Indexes, 1822 - 1875 and 1927 - 2001 (Ancestry.com)
Ronald Robinson1
M, #56579
Citations
- [S8940] Marriage Records - Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917 - 2005 (Ancestry.com)
Dorothy Quinn1
F, #56580
Citations
- [S8940] Marriage Records - Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917 - 2005 (Ancestry.com)
Leslie William Shelley1
M, #56581
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BASIC FACTS
Leslie William Shelley and Tammy L. Moss were married on 15 May 1993 in Kokomo, Howard Co., Indiana.1
Citations
- [S8940] Marriage Records - Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917 - 2005 (Ancestry.com)
Tammy L. Moss1
F, #56582
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BASIC FACTS
Citations
- [S8940] Marriage Records - Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917 - 2005 (Ancestry.com)
Bruce C. Moss1
M, #56583
Citations
- [S8940] Marriage Records - Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917 - 2005 (Ancestry.com)
Phyllis K. Dudd1
F, #56584
Citations
- [S8940] Marriage Records - Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917 - 2005 (Ancestry.com)
Richard Elmo Shelley1,2
M, #56585
Citations
- [S2113] 1940 Census, Indiana, Boone County
- [S2730] Birth Records - Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907 - 1940 (Ancestry.com)
Laverne Louise Swift1,2
F, #56586
Citations
- [S2113] 1940 Census, Indiana, Boone County
- [S2730] Birth Records - Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907 - 1940 (Ancestry.com)
Mary Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Shelley1,2
F, #56587
Parents
Citations
- [S9859] Obituary - Donald Keith "Don" Shelley
- [S11776] Obituary - Rosemary Elizabeth (DeVault-Koopman) Shelley
Andy Rother1,2
M, #56588
Citations
- [S9859] Obituary - Donald Keith "Don" Shelley
- [S12452] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 (Ancestry.com)
Katelyn Shelley1
F, #56589
Parents
Citations
- [S2428] Ancestry.com Message from Ellen Hoyt (saphiracharlotta) dated 2019-02-20
Mary Louise Wolford1
F, #56590
Parents
BASIC FACTS
Citations
- [S8940] Marriage Records - Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917 - 2005 (Ancestry.com)
Dody L. Anderson1
F, #56591
Parents
BASIC FACTS
Citations
- [S8940] Marriage Records - Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917 - 2005 (Ancestry.com)
Ronald L. Anderson1
M, #56592
Citations
- [S8940] Marriage Records - Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917 - 2005 (Ancestry.com)
Rita J. Bowser1
F, #56593
Citations
- [S8940] Marriage Records - Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917 - 2005 (Ancestry.com)
Larry E. Wolford1
M, #56594
Citations
- [S8940] Marriage Records - Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917 - 2005 (Ancestry.com)
Lois L. Williams1
F, #56595
Citations
- [S8940] Marriage Records - Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917 - 2005 (Ancestry.com)
Lewis D. Campbell
M, #56596, b. 3 June 1827, d. 11 January 1885
Parents
BASIC FACTS
Lewis D. Campbell was born on 3 June 1827 in New York. He died on 11 January 1885, at age 57, in Walton, Eaton Co., Michigan.
Lewis D. Campbell had reference number 56913.
Ellen Coker
F, #56597
BASIC FACTS
Ellen Coker had reference number 56914.
Alvah T. Campbell
M, #56598, b. about 1857
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BASIC FACTS
Alvah T. Campbell was born about 1857 in Michigan. He and Clara Bishop were married on 20 October 1901 in Delhi, Eaton Co., Michigan. Alvah T. Campbell had reference number 56915.
Clara Bishop
F, #56599
BASIC FACTS
Clara Bishop and Alvah T. Campbell were married on 20 October 1901 in Delhi, Eaton Co., Michigan. Clara Bishop had reference number 56916.
Fidelia Campbell
F, #56600, b. about 1840
Parents
BASIC FACTS
Fidelia Campbell was born about 1840 in Michigan.
Fidelia Campbell had reference number 56917.