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Obituary

Betty Shelton Turner, age 97 of Roanoke, VA, went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 22, 2026.

She was a member of The Order of the Eastern Star and Rosalind Hills Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Benson Shelton and Pocahontas Blackwell Shelton; brothers Ben, Jack, and David Shelton; sister Jean Shelton Hamilton and her husband John; former husband and father of her children, Roscoe Turner; daughter-in-law …

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Born

1928
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Passed away

January 22nd, 2026
Roanoke, VA

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Method of disposition

Cremation

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Roanoke, VA, USA

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