Bill Shelton, 93, previously of Harrisonville, Missouri passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, November 6, 2020 at Autumn Terrace Health & Rehab in Raytown, Missouri. There will be a private memorial at a later date. Memorial donations are suggested to Cass County Rescue Mission, 304 E Wall, Harrisonville, MO.

Bill was born February 2, 1927 in Liberal, Missouri to Charles and Marie (Riley) Shelton. He grew up learning how to be a hard worker, as evidenced by selling his mother's homemade donuts at school during the depression. He joined the Merchant Marines while he was a junior in High School. Upon return, he joined the Carpenter's Union as a millwright, which began his long career in construction. He married DeeEtta Hall and they had four children: Sandy, Linda Sue, Bill C., and Bob C. He formed his own construction company in 1952, shortly after the KC flood, which was located at 59 ^th and Prospect, where he had 30 employees doing basement repair, masonry, and stonework, as well as being one of the first and largest private snow removal businesses.

On June 1, 1956, he married Lorelei Davis, which brought Terry and Lorna to the family. In 1961, the family moved to Peculiar, where all six children graduated and he began his cattle operation, raising Angus and Charolais for many years. While in Peculiar, he built the original Peculiar Senior Citizen Complex under a partnership with Ed Shug. It was very important to him to achieve this goal for the community. He also built the Peculiar Lions Club building and was a member for many years. After retiring, he and Lee moved to Harrisonville. Bill was a parish member and served on the vestry numerous times at St. Peter's Episcopal Church. Bill was active in the Cass County Historical Society and was instrumental in moving the Sharp-Hopper log cabin from north of Harrisonville to its present location next to the Cass County Information Center.  He enjoyed volunteering at the Cass County Rescue Mission. He was also a member of Cass Masonic Lodge #147, Harrisonville, and Ararat Shrine, Kansas City.

Bill is preceded in death by his wife, Lorelei (Lee); daughter, Lorna; and sister, Dorthea Nickel. He is survived by his children,  Sandy (Bill) Rupert, Sarasota, FL; Linda Fricke, Lone Jack, MO; Bill (Nancy) Shelton, Harrisonville, MO; Terry (Lisa) Shelton, San Francisco, CA; and Bob (Sharon) Shelton, Cheyenne, WY; grandchildren: Jackie, Noah, Camille, Isac, Bradley, Baylee, Kyle, Mathew, Naomi, and Georgia Lee; great-grandchildren: Ella Shelton, Isabelle Shelton, Alexa Shelton, Corwin Shelton, Maxwell Bilyk and Samuel Bilyk; and nephew, Joe Nickel.