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Sunday, September 22, 2024
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Melissa Lynn Shelton, 58, of the Metasville Community, passed away in her home on Monday, September 16th, 2024.
Melissa was born in June of 1966 to William and Elaine "Kitten" Fain and grew among her extensive family in the Beulah and Tabor Communities of Tignall. She married her high school sweetheart, John Shelton of Metasville, and together enjoyed 39 years of love and commitment to each other as well as their 3 children and 5 grandchildren.
Melissa spent a few years after high school as a beautician, however she is most well known for her years working at Poss Ace Hardware and, most recently, the Tignall and main branch of F&M Bank. She was an active member of Ebenezer Baptist Church where she enjoyed sharing and growing in her faith. She was a talented cook and crafter who enjoyed sharing her gifts with others through home cooked meals and handmade treasures.
Melissa is preceded in death by her father, William. Survivors include her husband, John; daughters, Katie Hardy and husband Tucker of Washington, and April Morrison and husband Robert of St. Stephen, South Carolina; and son Chase Shelton and wife Raini of Alamogordo, New Mexico; grandchildren Will, Emmett, and Garrett Hardy as well as Weston and Wren Charlotte "Charlie" Shelton; her mother, Elaine; sister Sharon Bailey and husband Carl of Lincolnton, and brother Ken Fain of Tignall.
A memorial service is planned for Sunday, September 22, 2024, at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Washington, during the morning worship service at 11:00 AM.
Beggs Funeral Home, Lincolnton, is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Melissa Fain Shelton.
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