Roberta Brookes Shelton

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Watkins Cooper Lyon Funeral Home - Clarksville

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January 12, 2026

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Visitation

1:00 p.m.

Boydton Methodist Church

25 Bank Street, Boydton, VA 23917

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Service

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Boydton Methodist Church

25 Bank Street, Boydton, VA 23917

Jan

Celebration of Life

2:00 p.m.

Boydton Methodist Church

25 Bank Street, Boydton, VA 23917

Watkins Cooper Lyon Funeral Home - Clarksville

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January 12, 2026

Roberta Shelton Obituary

Roberta “Bird” Brodnax Brookes Shelton, 96, died at her home in Boydton, Virginia on January 6, 2026. Bird was born on September 24,1929, in Brooklyn, NY to John and Mary Brookes. She lived in Keysville, VA until her father died when she was... Read Roberta Shelton's Obituary