SHELBY JERRY L

LTC Jerry L Shelby was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 11/30/2015 at the age of 85.7
Altus, OK
Date of Birth 04/04/1930
Served in the U.S. Army
This information was provided by Sammie Williams

More detail on this person: Jerry Loce Shelby, 85, of Altus, passed away Monday afternoon, Nov. 30, 2015, at Jackson County Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Shelby was born in Gould on April 4, 1930, to Samuel Willis and Josie Irene (James) Shelby. After graduating from Martha High School in 1948, he went on to attend Oklahoma A & M where he received his Bachelors Degree and his ROTC Commission. On June 23, 1953, Jerry married the love of his life, Patricia Ann Weathers, and they spent the next 62 wonderful years together until his death. In 1954, Jerry began his service to his country in the United States Army. For the next 22 years, LT COL Shelby was stationed at Ft. Benning, Ga., Ft. Rucker, Ala., Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., Ft. Wolters, Texas, Nuremberg Germany, two tours in Vietnam, one year in Korea and retired at Ft. Sill in 1976. An accomplished helicopter and fixed wing pilot, LT COL Shelby, loved flying. After his retirement he began farming west of Altus and continued farming until his health failed. In his spare time, Jerry enjoyed deer hunting, fishing and golf.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by his wife Pat of the home; two children, Ricky Shelby and wife Karla of Montague, Calif., and Gerri Pope and husband Reese of Fruita, Colo.; two grandchildren, Ryan Pope and wife Jenseena of Murray, Utah, and Jonathan Pope of Conifer, Colo.; two great-granddaughters, Evelyn Isa and Lillian; two sisters, Sami Potts of Stillwater, and Carol Beth Haas of Martha; three brothers, Dale Shelby and wife Patsy of Albuquerque, N.M., Don Shelby and wife Gail of Ft. Worth, Texas, and Larry Shelby and wife Ginny of Washington State.

LT COL Shelby will be laid to rest with full military honors at the Ft. Sill National Cemetery, located in Elgin, on Friday, Dec. 4 at 10 a.m.

Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 4 at Lowell-Tims Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Doug Altom officiating. Services are under the direction of Lowell-Tims Funeral Home of Altus.

For family and friends not able to attend the service, Lowell-Tims will provide a live webcast of the service beginning at 1:58 p.m., Friday. Go to www.LowellTims.com and click on obituaries. Then, click on Jerry Shelby. There will be a large area inviting you to join the webcast.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to the First Baptist Church, in Altus, in memory of Jerry Shelby. Online tributes may be made to the family at www.Lowell-Tims.com

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