 West Hill Cemetery Sherman, Texas  Wm. Claud McKelvey 19 December 1894 - 4 June 1987 Jimmie S. McKelvey 23 March 1904 - 12 January 1997  Wilton Claud McKelvey, 91, of Sherman, Texas, passed away on Friday, January 31, 2020 at Homestead of Sherman. He was born on December 6, 1928 in Sherman, Texas, son of William Claud McKelvey and Jimmie Pierce McKelvey. Wilton graduated from Sherman High School in 1947. He met and married Betty Bess Hamilton on December 23, 1949 in Sherman, Texas. Wilton worked for several years for Hale Trailer Sales and then worked as the Supervisor of Grounds and Maintenance for Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma until his retirement in 1992. Wilson was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church in Sherman. He is survived by his wife, Betty McKelvey; 2 daughters, Betsy McKelvey Wheeler and husband, Tom, of Joplin, Missouri and Nancy McKelvey Bond and husband, Chico, of Sherman, Texas; grandchildren, Jake Bond and wife, Laci; Sarah Schrader and husband, Erik; and Carrie Wooten and husband, Brandon; great-grandchildren, Harlee Wooten, Brody Wooten, Sky Shrader, Bryant Bond, Harper Wooten and Bentley Bond. Wilson is also survived by his niece, Becky McKelvey, of Flower Mound, Texas and nephew, Forest Hamilton, of Beaumont, Texas. Wilton was preceded in death by his parents; great-grandson, Mitchel McKelvey Bond; brother, James McKelvey and sister-in-law, Georgia McKelvey. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, February 5, 2020 at Waldo Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed at West Hill Cemetery in Sherman, Texas. Arrangements are under the direction of Waldo Funeral Home in Sherman, Texas. The family rerquests in lieu of flowers, donations be made to First Baptist Church Music Ministry or First Baptist Church Ministry of Encouragement. West Hill Cemetery Elaine Nall Bay ©2020 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |