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Jean Blackwell Shelton

December 21, 1953 — August 29, 2022

Goose Creek

Jean Blackwell Shelton

Jean Blackwell Shelton, 68 of Goose Creek, SC, passed away on Monday, August 29, 2022.

Born on December 21, 1953 in Clinton, SC, she was a daughter of the late Grace Jackson Blackwell and George Blackwell Sr..

Jean graduated from Clinton High School. She was a former choir director and active member of Living by Faith Baptist Church. She retired from 30 plus years with Berkeley County School District. Jean was a loving mother and grandmother.

Jean is preceded in death by her husband Michael R. Shelton Sr.; father, George Blackwell Sr; her mother, Grace Blackwell; two brothers, George William Blackwell, Jr. and Clarence Blackwell and three sisters: Diane Abrams, June Adams and Grace Bryant.

Jean is survived by daughter, Angela Shillinglaw (Ormand) ; three grandsons: Wyatt, Waylon and Layne; one granddaughter: McKinlee; one sister, Patricia Fowler and several nieces and nephews. 

The family will receive friends on Monday, 5th of September, 2022, from  5:00 PM -  7:00 PM at McAlister-Smith Funeral & Cremation - Goose Creek, 869 St. James Avenue in Goose Creek, South Carolina. 

The service will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, September  6, 2022 at McAlister-Smith Funeral & Cremation - Goose Creek, 869 St. James Avenue in Goose Creek, South Carolina. The burial will be held at 3:00 PM at Greenwood Memorial Gardens in Greenwood, SC.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association Charleston https://www.alz.org/sc.

Expressions of sympathy may be viewed or submitted online at mcalister-smith.com.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to McAlister-Smith Funeral & Cremation, 869 St James Ave, Goose Creek, SC 29445, 843-553-1511.

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Jean Blackwell Shelton, please visit our flower store.

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Visitation

Monday, September 5, 2022

5:00 - 7:00 pm (Eastern time)

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Funeral Service

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

10:00 - 11:00 am (Eastern time)

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Burial

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

3:00 - 4:00 pm (Eastern time)

Greenwood Memorial Gardens & Mausoleum

3302 US-25, Hodges, SC 29653

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