Donald Shelton

Don Shelton, age 78, of Malvern passed away on April 7, 2015 at Three Rivers Healthcare Rehabilitation and Medical Center in Marked Tree, AR.   Don and his wife, Turner, moved to Malvern, AR in 1972.  He was born on June 22, 1936, in Birmingham, AL, the son of the late Orange and Rachel Shelton.  Don was an Eagle Scout as a youth, served as a radio repairman in the Army 82^nd Airborne Division, and retired from the Reynolds Metal cable plant in 1992.  He was originally hired as an accountant, but later was trained as a computer programmer and became Data Processing Manager.   Don was a graduate of Mississippi State University with Bachelors in Accounting.  He was a member of Rockport United Methodist Church.  He enjoyed working with computers and traveling.   Other than his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother, Phil and grandson, Kyle Shelton.Don is survived by his wife, Amelia Turner Shelton whom he married on January 25, 1959; sister, Doris Copeland of Tuscaloosa, AL; sons, Lee Shelton (Bonnie) of Cordova, TN, and Rob Shelton (Tonja) of Southaven, MS.  He is also survived by his grandchildren, Emily, Donald, Anna, Jonathan, Alex, Jaxon, Madelyn, Caitlin, and Marissa.Visitation will be held on Friday, April 10, 2015 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm at Atkinson Funeral Home Chapel in Malvern, AR.  Funeral services will immediately follow at 3:00 pm with Pastor Buddy Ritter officiating. Burial will be at Rockport Memorial Gardens.Pallbearers will be grandsons, Jonathan Shelton, Alex Shelton, Donald Lee Shelton III; and nephews, Steve Copeland and Bill Copeland, and Jamie Ziebarth.

Arrangements entrusted to Atkinson Funeral Home of Malvern, AR. Guests may register at www.atkinsonfuneralhome.net.