Shellie Novell Crothers III

On May 24, 1975, God graced Esther and Shellie Crothers Jr. with a bouncing baby boy and only child in Austin, Texas. After attending Austin Independent School District’s Sims Elementary School and Burnet Middle School, Shellie graduated from LBJ High School where he played football, basketball, ran track and participated in gymnastics. Shellie accepted Christ at a very young age at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church under the pastorage of Rev. George V. Clark. After high school, Shellie attended Capital City Automotive School where he enjoyed tinkering with cars.  In addition to working as a certified flagger for a prominent construction company, Shellie was also employed with G&F Discount Printing for over 20 years, US Farathane, Modular Installation Services (MIS), and the Salt and Time Restaurant. One of his passions was playing dominoes with two of his favorite uncles, Uncle Gene and Uncle Pang.  Shellie could also get in the kitchen and whip up one of his favorite meals anytime of the day, a batch of pancakes with bacon and eggs, in a heartbeat.  He had a great love for his family because he had a great, big heart.  Shellie would do anything he could to help anyone.  He loved having fun and he loved life.  He was in turn truly loved and will be very greatly missed. Shellie is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Shellie and Savannah Crothers Sr.; maternal grandmother, Vera Wilson; maternal grandfather, A.C. Freeman; and beloved family pet, a Catahoula Leopard Dog, Colorz of fourteen and a half years. Shellie leaves to cherish his memories his mother, Esther Crothers of Austin, TX; father, Shellie Crothers Jr. of Charlotte, NC; grandparents, Clarence and Virginia Banton; aunts, Alverna Turner of Temple, TX, Hettie Ellison of Sequin, TX, Helen Taylor, May Neal, Alta Moore, Tonia Dickey, Sabrina Woods and Rae Carter; great aunt, Mary Gilbert; uncles, Rex Freeman, James Freeman, Gene Freeman, Mike Carter, Percy Taylor, Joseph Neal, Floyd Dickey, Barry Crothers, Robert Turner, Desi Crothers, all of Austin, TX, and Lonnie Crothers of Marion, TX; great uncle, Charlie Worlds; great-great-great uncle, Richard Overton; the daughter that he always loved like she was his own, Za’maura Williams (Baby Cakes); and a host of cousins and friends. Viewing will be held on Friday, July 13, 2018 between 5pm to 7pm in the Mercer Memorial Chapel at Fuller-Sheffield Funeral Home, 2808 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Austin, TX 78702.Funeral service will be on Saturday, July 14, 2018, 11am, at Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church, 8500 Cameron Rd, Austin, TX 78754.