Mrs. Shelby Jean Walters' Obituary
Funeral Service for Mrs. Shelby Jean Walters, 76, of Camp Hill, Alabama, will be Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 11:00 am at the Chapel of Langley Funeral Home. Rev. Dennis Floyd will officiate. Burial will follow in the Tallapoosa County Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends on Friday, May 10, 2024 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Langley Funeral Home.
Mrs. Walters passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 surrounded by her loving family at her home. Jean was born September 11, 1947 in Booneville, Escambia County to John T. Hughes and Nora Lee Jerkins Hughes. She was one of 7 kids. She is survived by her daughter, Tammie (Sammy) Meadows of Camp Hill, AL; grandson, John T. (Alicia) Walters of Columbus, GA; granddaughter, Brandi Nicole Meadows of Camp Hill, AL; grandson, Austin Kyle Meadows of Camp Hill, AL; great-grandson, Sawyer Thomas Walters of Camp Hill, AL; great-grandson, Stephen Michael Walters of Columbus, GA; niece/daughter, Wanda Styron of Baldwin County, AL; brother, John H. Hughes of Baldwin County, AL; sister, Doris Hastings of Baldwin County, AL; sister, Von Cile Harris of Baldwin County, AL; sister, Deborah Blackston of Jacksons Gap, AL; daughter, Deathia Cile Thurman of Dadeville, AL.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, John Thomas Walters, Jr.; and sisters, Eavone Conway, Bobbie Hall, and Annie Sue Ryder.
She Married the "love of her life" John Thomas Walters Jr. on June 19, 1965 at Rosinton Road Baptist Church in Rosinton, Alabama. They would have been married for 59 years this year. She worked in the sewing mills in Camp Hill, AL then went to work in the sewing mill at Russell Mills in Alexander City, AL. She was able to work at The Russell Outlet Store where she retired. She was a member of the VFW POST 5566 where she was the secretary for the Ladies Auxiliary for years and loved everyone that came thru the doors. She worked hard but she loved even harder. She was the best friend a person could ever ask for and want. Jean was kind, sweet, smart, likable, help full, dependable, non-selfish, honest, trustworthy, and a great caregiver. She was talented with her crafts and sewing of cloths, loved to cook and most definitely loved her a good cold Coca-Cola and had to have a glass everywhere she went. Jean loved her family and her dogs and grand dogs but most of all she loved reading to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
MOMA WAS THE BEST MOMA AND BEST FRIEND ANYONE COULD EVER ASK FOR AND WE SURE WILL MISS HER DEARLY!! WE LOVE YOU MOMA!
Langley Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Shelby Jean Walters.
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