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self | January 17, 2003 | sola gracia

Posted on 01/17/2003 1:13:58 PM PST by sola gracia

Dear Friends,

On Thursday January 16 at 8:10 p.m. CST, my father, Lee R. Shelton, Jr. passed away after a short bout with pneumonia. He was 79 years of age and last August celebrated 60 years of marriage together with his life-long sweetheart Loraine. He was the pastor of Mt Zion Bible Church and President of Mt. Zion Ministries/Chapel Library for the past 23 years. He retired from the full time ministry some 3 months ago.

Although we are sad at his departure, the Christian Faith gives us hope of the hereafter. After a life of suffering, some 26 major surgeries and living with pain most every day, it is a blessing that he no longer suffers and has an eternal rest with his Lord. Through the midst of his pain, God gave him the grace and ability to develop a printing and distribution ministry of good Christian literature that circulated throughout the world.

His funeral will be from the Mt. Zion Bible Church, 2603 W. Wright St., Pensacola, Florida on Tuesday, January 21, at 11 a.m. Reviewal will be at the Bayview Funeral Home on Scenic Highway in Pensacola on Monday evening, January 20, from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Our family thanks you for your thoughts and prayers during this time of grief.

Lee R Shelton, Jr. was also the grandfather of sheltonmac, dawntreader, and greenthumb who post here often.


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KEYWORDS: death; father; homegoing
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1 posted on 01/17/2003 1:13:58 PM PST by sola gracia
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To: drstevej; OrthodoxPresbyterian; JenB; Thinkin' Gal; Jerry_M; BibChr; enemy of the people; ...
Prayer bump.
2 posted on 01/17/2003 1:14:30 PM PST by sola gracia
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From the brief description of your father he sounds like a mighty man of God. Prayers sent for you & yours for wellness, wholeness, fullness and comfort during this time of grief... God Bless.
4 posted on 01/17/2003 1:21:46 PM PST by WhatNot
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and don't ya know he is grinning from ear to ear now that he is with Christ. :)

Amen brother, Amen!!

6 posted on 01/17/2003 1:26:21 PM PST by sola gracia
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To: sola gracia
Whoops sorry I hit the wrong link, Prayers sent!
7 posted on 01/17/2003 1:30:07 PM PST by WhatNot
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To: sola gracia
Thankfully, your father has no more pain and infirmity... only the glorius company of the Lord. His grace and peace to you and the family in his absence. You will see him again. 1 Thes. 4:13-18.

-drstevej
8 posted on 01/17/2003 1:35:36 PM PST by drstevej
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To: sola gracia
Prayer bump
9 posted on 01/17/2003 1:49:14 PM PST by Tribune7
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To: sola gracia
Lee my prayers are with you as you say good bye to your dad..

You know you will see him again..

Blessings to all of you

11 posted on 01/17/2003 2:25:06 PM PST by RnMomof7
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To: Dawntreader
Dawn, God bless you honey...
12 posted on 01/17/2003 2:25:58 PM PST by RnMomof7
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To: sola gracia
Requiescat in pacem. May the Holy Spirit comfort you and your family.
13 posted on 01/17/2003 2:34:08 PM PST by Dajjal
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To: sola gracia
My prayers and blessings be upon all those touch by this event.

Quester


14 posted on 01/17/2003 2:35:57 PM PST by Quester
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To: sola gracia
After a lifetime of devotion to his flock, it's your father's turn to be tended to in Paradise.

The happiest lives make the saddest good-byes. How fortunate you are.

15 posted on 01/17/2003 3:25:03 PM PST by Dr. Eckleburg
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To: sola gracia
His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

We are praying with, and rejoicing with, you during this time.

Jerry

16 posted on 01/17/2003 4:16:32 PM PST by Jerry_M (Matthew 25:23)
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To: sola gracia
My condolences, sola.

May your sorrow be eased with the understanding that our Lord and Savior is all sovereign and knows best when to take his sheep home.

May you be comforted by knowning that the one wish your father shared with those Greeks who came to see Jesus has come true:

"The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus." -John 12:21

When peace like a river, attendeth my way;
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say,
It is well, it is well with my soul.

It is well...with my soul... It is well, it is well, with my soul...

Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ hath regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.

It is well...with my soul... It is well, it is well, with my soul...

He lives--oh, the bliss of this glorious thought;
My sin, not in part, but the whole,
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more.
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, Oh my soul.

It is well...with my soul... It is well, it is well, with my soul...

And, Lord, haste the day when our faith shall be sight
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll,
The trumpet shall sound, and the Lord shall descend;
Even so, it is well with my soul...

It is well...with my soul... It is well, it is well, with my soul...

Horatio Gates Spafford [1873]

Jean
17 posted on 01/17/2003 4:35:41 PM PST by Jean Chauvin
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To: sola gracia; sheltonmac
As one who has lost not one, but TWO beloved parents, the state of whose souls is hopeful but not certain, I say to you:

It's perfectly Christian for you to mourn and miss your godly father/grandfather, and you just go ahead and mourn him all you need; and

Never underestimate what a wonderful balm it is to your soul that you know that your loved one's Redeemer lives, that He has conquered sin and death, and that your father/grandfather wouldn't leave His presence now for all the riches in the universe.

Dan

18 posted on 01/17/2003 5:24:31 PM PST by BibChr
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To: sola gracia; OrthodoxPresbyterian; JenB; Thinkin' Gal; Jerry_M; enemy of the people; Matchett-PI; ..
I had no idea your father was L.R.Shelton, Jr. He was one of the finest preachers of the Twentieth Century, in my opinion.

"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints."

19 posted on 01/17/2003 6:55:53 PM PST by the_doc
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To: sola gracia
Greatful to L.R.Shelton as one of those God used to get my thinking straight. He will be missed.
20 posted on 01/17/2003 7:38:46 PM PST by Calvinist_Dark_Lord (Once more dear friends into the breach, once more!)
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