Martha Godfrey Shelton

Martha Godfrey Shelton, age 72 of Northport, died Tues. June 8, 2010.Funeral services will be Friday, June 11th at 11:00 a.m. at Five Points Baptist Church. The body will lie in state at the church from 10 -11 a.m. Burial will be in the Sunset Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 6pm until 8pm at Sunset Funeral Home (345-2900) Martha worked for BellSouth for 30 years and volunteered at Camp Bluebird for many years. She was an active member of the Five Points Baptist Church Choir and blessed all who heard her sing. Her greatest joy was her family, her dog and her roses. Her sweet loving spirit blessed all who knew her and she will be missed by all. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin D. Shelton, Parents, Willis & Trannie Godfrey, three brothers, and one sister. Survivors include three sons, Mitch (Carol) Shelton, Randy (Lane) Shelton, and Dennis (Donna) Shelton; four sisters, Gladys Sims, Louise Maddox, Colleen Roberts, and Barbara Kellerman; one brother, Ed Godfrey; nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Pallbearers are Curt Shelton, Tyler Shelton, Carson Shelton, Connor Shelton, Carter Shelton, Josh Tingle, Rusty Norwood and Jimmy McElhaney. Honorary pallbearers are Bobby & Ruth Jones, Shirley Rice, XI Tau Chapter of Beta Sigma PHI, The Grace Sunday School Class, Warren & Billie Barton, Five Points Baptist Choir and Donna Sanchez. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association.