Chester, Virginia
1932 - 2024
The Honorable William R. SheltonJuly 24, 1932 - July 14, 2024The Honorable William R. Shelton, 91, of Chester, VA, died July 14, 2024. Born and raised in Pennington Gap, VA, he was the son of the late Carl and Margaret Shelton.Judge Shelton graduated from Emory and Henry University in 1954, and...
Read MoreI was Judge Shelton's criminal in-court clerk in the early 90's. On his first capital case, his "A Team" bought one of sketches from the TV station and had it framed for him. We all signed it from "A Team". That was Kenny Andrews and William Winfield (his deputies), Sandra Thompson (his secretary) and I. He was wonderful to work for.
Sharon O'Brien
July 12, 2025
I am the Judicial Assistant at Wise Co. Circuit Court Judges office. I am saddened to hear of the passing of Judge Shelton. We always looked forward to seeing him when he substituted in the summers. He was always so pleasant and easy to work with. Velma Shell
Velma Shell
July 22, 2024 | Work
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Jefferson L Wells
July 19, 2024 | Midlothian, VA
A very fine gentleman. I always enjoyed my dealings with Bill.
Stan Balderson
July 18, 2024 | Work
