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Shelby, Bill Oscar

  • Friday, September 13, 2019
Bill Shelby
Bill Shelby
Bill Oscar Shelby, 71, of Hixson, Tennessee, passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2019.

He was preceded in death by his father, Jake Walden; mother, Dorothy Shelby; sisters, Debbie Shelby, Nona Vandergriff, and Teresa Cox; and brother, Bill England.

He is survived by his loving wife, Ann Crowder Shelby; daughters, Virginia Simer, Debbie Shelby & Mike, Missy Mace, and Sherry (Jimmy) Hirlston; sons, Brian (Connie) Lee, and Tim (Alison) Lee; sister, Jean (Roger) Flinn; brothers, Paul (Charlotte) Shelby, Jackie (Deloris) Shelby, and Oscar Shelby; twenty grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews, cousins, and extended family.

Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 16, in the Wilbanks Memorial Chapel with Pastor Jacob McNabb officiating.

Interment at Tennessee-Georgia Memorial Park in Rossville.

Visitation will be held Sunday at the funeral home from 1-9 p.m.

Arrangements are by Wallis-Wilbanks Funeral Home, LaFayette, Ga.
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