Darby Thompson Shelton, age 52, died at her home in Water Valley, MS on Monday, December 6, 2010. She was born to the late Aubrey Ray and Nancy Byars Thompson on November 13, 1958 in Water Valley, MS. Darby was employed as a housekeeper for Yalobusha General Hospital in Water Valley, MS and Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. She loved to hunt and fish and she enjoyed crocheting as a hobby. Darby was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Water Valley, MS.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 7, 2010 from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM at Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley, MS. The funeral service will be held in the Henry Chapel of Seven Oaks on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at l:00 PM with Bro. R. W. Moffett officiating. Interment will be at Tabernacle Cemetery with Daron Thompson, Danny Thompson, Donald Bell, Bryan Shelton, Gary Prestridge and Willis Goodnight serving as pallbearers.
Darby is survived by her husband, John Dickey, Jr. of Water Valley, MS; two daughters, Kimberly (Gary) Prestridge and Brooke Clapp all of Batesville, MS; three step-daughters, Sonya (Steve) Gray and Tonya Stacks of Tupelo, MS and Johnnie Ann Kelley of Fulton, MS; one son, Kristopher (Angela) Shelton of Water Valley, MS; one sister, Deborah Bell of Beaverton, AL; three brothers, Danny (Veronica) Thompson and David (Jennifer) Thompson of Paris, MS and Daron (Loretta) Thompson of Water Valley; her grandmother, Elizabeth Byars of Paris, MS; and sixteen grandchildren, Bryan, Jared, Nicole, Damian, Wesley, Brooke, Blake, Ethan, Frances, Marissa, Kayce, Tracy, Michael, Brittany, Jay, and Brandon.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother, Donald Thompson.