Mary Linda Shelnut

Mary Linda Shelnut, a cherished servant of the Lord, entered into her eternal home on June 5, 2025, at the age of 83. For 30 years, she faithfully served as a paraprofessional in the White County School System, where she not only educated young minds but also shared the love of Christ with every student and colleague she encountered.

Mary attended Welcome Worship Center and the Union Grove Congregational Holiness Church, where her faith was the cornerstone of her life. She exemplified what it meant to be a follower of Christ, living out her faith through acts of kindness, compassion, and prayer for those around her. Her life was a testament to the love of God, and she inspired many to deepen their own relationship with Him.

A wonderful Godly woman, Mary lived her life for Christ. Planting seeds in her children and grandchildren. She believed wholeheartedly in the power of prayer and the promise of eternal life, and she is now rejoicing in the presence of her Savior with many of her family members.

Mary and her husband Harold Shelnut have been married over 60 years. She loved him more than he could ever know. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Bernard and Lona Smith, infant son, Curits Harold Shelnut, siblings, Allene Wood, Carl Smith, Jimmie Nell Nix. 

Mary is survived by her husband, Harold Shelnut; son and daughter-in-law, Dwayne and Tammy Shelnut; grandchildren, Amber and Josh Jackson, Lance and Sharon Shelnut, Faith and Ryan Blanton, Tara and Ryan Elrod, and Tristen Nix; great-grandchildren, Christopher Jackson, Evan Jackson, Rylee Elrod, and Ashton Elrod; siblings, Martha Loggins, Lillian Dockery, Bud Smith, and Russell Smith; numerous nieces and nephews also survive, who take comfort in knowing that she is in the arms of Jesus. 

A celebration of her life will be held on Sunday, June 8, 2025, at 2:00 P.M. at The Chapel of Barrett Funeral Home, where we will gather to honor her legacy of faith and love, sharing cherished memories and rejoicing in the hope of resurrection through Christ. She would want us all to be rejoicing for her as she has entered into Beulah Land.  Interment will follow in Welcome Worship Center Cemetery. The Rev. Paul Flynn and the Rev. Bobby Ivester will officiate.

The family will receive friends from 2:00 – 8:00 P.M. Saturday at the funeral home.

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