Leitha B. Shelley, 57, died Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Clarendon.
Rosary was said on Monday, June 20, 2016, in St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Clarendon. Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, June 21, 2016, in the Church with Rev. Arokia Raj Samala as the celebrant.
Burial followed at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Clarendon.
Arrangements were under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Leitha was born June 14, 1959, in Grants, New Mexico to Harold and LaVon Martin. She married Sam Shelley, Jr. on August 20, 1977, in Tucumcari, New Mexico. She had been a resident of Clarendon since 1993 and loved art, outdoors, and plants. She was a member of the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Clarendon.
She was preceded in death by her fathers, Harold Martin and James Abbott; and a brother, Brian Martin.
She is survived by her husband, Sam Shelley of Clarendon; her mother, LaVon Abbott of Lelia Lake; 2 sons, Samuel Shelley, III of Lubbock and Jeremy Shelley and wife Laura of Clarendon; 3 daughters, Luchi Shelley of Amarillo, Samara Shelley of Albuquerque, and Nicky Shelley of Clarendon; two sisters, Twila Crawford of Clarendon, and Mary Barnes of Amarillo; a brother, James Abbott of Amarillo; 11 grandchildren; and 2 great grandchildren.
The family suggest memorials be to St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Clarendon.
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