Sally Sparks Shelton

Sally Lou Sparks Shelton went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, April 13, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 16, 2018, at Northside Congregational Holiness Church with burial in Monroe Memorial Gardens. Rev. Mike Marker and Rev. Phillip Johnson will officiate. The family will greet friends from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., Sunday, April 15, 2018, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Sally, the daughter of the late Cleo Charles Sparks and Hazel Helen Tate Sparks was born May 6, 1946, in LaGrange, GA. Her husband, Mark Darwin Shelton, Sr., preceded her in death along with her brothers Donald Ray Sparks, Ed Sparks, Sammy Sparks and Gary Sparks.  She was a retired bookkeeper and a member of Northside Congregational Holiness Church. She is survived by her sons, Les Shelton of Forsyth and Mark Shelton, Jr. of Mitchell, her daughter Kim Shelton Penna (Jeff) of Thomson and daughter-in-love Erin Shelton of Forsyth; grandchildren, Kayla Brooke Pippin, Rebecca Lynn Penna and Carter Bryce Shelton; great grandchild; Layla Jay Franks, sister; Helen Granade of Forsyth; sisters-in-law Frances Sparks of Forsyth, Josie Sparks of Bolingbroke, and Jeanie Bridges of Sandersville; Brothers-in-law Bill Marker of Dexter, KS and Ken Shelton (Cindi) of Lake Wylie, SC along with a host of nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to Northside Congregational Holiness Church, Post Office Box 8, Forsyth, Georgia 31029.Monroe County Memorial Chapel has charge of arrangements.