Charles Leroy Shelby, 87, of Matthews, Mo., died Saturday, March 31, 2007, at Missouri Delta Medical Center.
He was born on March 19, 1920, in Matthews, son of Charlie Edward and Nellie Gray Rather Shelby.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was a self-employed carpenter. He attended Matthews Church of the Nazarene.
Survivors include a sister, Emma Lou Sloan of Savoy, Ill.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and a sister.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral chapel. Burial will follow in Matthews Cemetery.
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