Ethel Meyer Shelton

Ethel (Meyer) Shelton was born on March 24, 1932, to Charlie Meyer and Emma (Prigge) Meyer. She attended school in Kuykendahl, Texas. Ethel was baptized into life, death, and resurrection of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Sandy Hill, TX on May 8, 1932. She was confirmed at the church of her baptism on April 14, 1946. Her confirmation verse was Revelation 2:10, “Be thou faithful until death and I will give you a crown of Life.”

Ethel married the love of her life, Roy Lennon Shelton, on July 4, 1953, at St. Matthew Lutheran Church. They lived in Houston, TX most of their married life. Roy passed away on January 14, 1988, from complications of ALS, or, Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

She worked at Foley’s Department Store for a short time and then, she and Roy started their family. They had five children. After all the children began school, Ethel went to work for the City of Houston, Public Works Department. She held various positions, in Water Customer Service, Water Administration, and finishing in the Director of Public Works Office, retiring in 1996. After a few years of retirement, she worked part-time at Foley’s, now Macy’s and retired from there after 10 ½ years at the age of 75.

Ethel has been a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Pasadena, Texas for many years and volunteered for various committees and Bayshore Hospital through Zion.

Ethel is preceded in death by her husband, Roy Lennon Shelton, her parents, Charlie and Emma Meyer, sisters, Lillie Lorenz and Gertrude Harms, and son-in-law Cory Latiolais.

She is survived by sons, James Shelton and wife Karen, Roy Alan Shelton and friend, Barbara Marshall, Rodney Shelton and wife Wendy; daughters, Sandra Shelton-Young and her husband Jerry, and Shelly Latiolais. Eleven grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren.

Her grandsons Jay and Dusty Young, Mark and Ryan Shelton, Kamil Gomez and Roy Shelton will serve as their Grandma’s pallbearers. The funeral services will be at Brookside Funeral Home and Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, Ethel requested memorials be sent to Zion Lutheran Church, St. Jude’s Research or ALS Society.

Proverbs 31:25 – 31 Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her. Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all. Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates.