1937
Bernice
2023
Bernice Sylvia Shelby
June 7, 1937 — March 31, 2023
Bernice Sylvia Shelby, age 85 of Hixson, passed away on Friday, March 31, 2023, at her home in Hixson. She was born in Dayton on June 7, 1937, the daughter of the late Perry and Edith Elizabeth (Sneed) Wilkey. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Max Lyndsie Shelby, and her brother, Pastor Robert Wilkey.
Bernice was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother and was an avid seamstress.
Bernice is survived by her three children, Marlene Reno, Steve Shelby, and Maxine Murray; eight grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and her four siblings, Clayman Wilkey, Ronnie Wilkey, Audrie Wilkey Goforth, and Delora Brown.
Bernice was laid to rest next to her husband at Painter Cemetery in Hixson on Monday, April 3, 2023.
Please share your memories and photos of Bernice on her online guest register at www.vanderwallfh.com .
The family is being cared for by Vanderwall Funeral Home in Dayton, TN.
Bernice was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother and was an avid seamstress.
Bernice is survived by her three children, Marlene Reno, Steve Shelby, and Maxine Murray; eight grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and her four siblings, Clayman Wilkey, Ronnie Wilkey, Audrie Wilkey Goforth, and Delora Brown.
Bernice was laid to rest next to her husband at Painter Cemetery in Hixson on Monday, April 3, 2023.
Please share your memories and photos of Bernice on her online guest register at www.vanderwallfh.com .
The family is being cared for by Vanderwall Funeral Home in Dayton, TN.
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