Extracted from The Winn Parish Enterprise (Winnfield, LA)
Denton Shell
Services for Denton Shell, 82 of Winnfield, LA were held at 11 am. Tuesday,
April 8, 2003 at the First United Methodist Church in Winnfield, LA with the
Rev. Tim Lawson officiating. Burial followed at Garden of Memories under the
direction of Southern Funeral Home, Winnfield, LA.
Mr. Shell died Sunday, April 6, 2003 at Winn Parish Medical Center. A
Winnfield native, he graduated from Winnfield High School and attended
Louisiana State Normal College. From 1942-1946, he served with the U.S. Army
Air Cops, completing 13 months on Guam during World War II. Throughout his
life, he was very active in numerous civic groups, including the Winn
Historical Society, and the Winn Parish Library, where he served as a board
member for 20 years. A member of First United Methodist Church in Winnfield,
he taught Sunday school for many years. In 1969, he received the Silver Beaver
award for his services to the Boy Scouts of America. He was employed as Safety
and Personnel Director for Tremont Lumber Company from 1961 to 1977.
Mr. Shell is preceded in death by his son John Denton Shell, parents D. F. and
Della Peters Shell, and sister Doris Shell.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Mildred King Shell. daughter Susan
Elise Shell, sister, Dorothy Shell, brother Dudley Shell, twin brother Dennis
Shell, five nieces and three nephews.
Pallbearers were: Stephen Shell, Andrew White III, L. C. Barnett, Kiah
Beville, Sidney Walton, and Michael Cockerham.
Honorary pallbearers were the Crusaders for Christ Sunday School Class, Dr.
Paul Peters Jr., Kermit M. Simmons and Jacque Derr.
April 2003