Lena Faye Shelley
Lena Faye Harbison Shelley passed away October 8th peacefully, in her sleep. She was born July 27, 1934, in Fayetteville, AR. She and her mom, Nina Tadlock, moved to Joplin where they lived until Lena was 12, when her mom passed away suddenly. Her grandma and aunts moved Lena back to Fayetteville where she lived until graduating from Fayetteville High School in 1952. Lena met Kenneth Shelley and they married on October 20, 1957.
Lena worked most of her life and retired from Kearney Electric. She made several lifelong friends from there and from the town she called home, Farmington. After retirement Lena made her way to volunteer at Life Ministries and the Farmington Senior Center. Her life was full of love for her family and friends. She was a member of Main Street Baptist, in Farmington and loved her church family, as well.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Orville Kenneth Shelley, her mom and several aunts and uncles.
She is survived by her kids Floyd and Tammie Shelley and Steve and Gayla Shelley; grandkids Brooke and Steven Spradlin, Brian Shelley, Austin Shelley and Aaron Shelley; great-grandkids Addison and Graham Lero, Mitchell and Hunter Spradlin, Makinley Spradlin, Wyatt Shelley, Maggie Shelley, Winston and Harper Spradlin; great, great-grandkids Lucy Spradlin and Patrick (PJ) Lero.
Services will be held on Tuesday, October 13th at 10a, at Luginbuels Funeral Home. There will be no visitation or graveside service.