Sylvia Ramsey (Branscum) Shelley
Sylvia Ramsey (Branscum) Shelley, 75, of Marble Falls died May 5, 2011. She was born Jan. 29, 1936, in Delta, Ky., to C.W. Branscum and Georgia (Ramsey Branscum).
She shared with her family an enjoyment and love of her youth, living in the hills of Kentucky.
In 1950 she moved from St. Louis to Houston, where she earned her bachelor of arts degree from the University of Houston in 1954. She later did graduate work at the University of Texas.
Afterwards, she began a career in education and dedicated her life to being a language arts teacher for 28 years. After retiring from teaching, she earned a masters in psychology from the University of Houston at Clearlake, then maintained a private counseling practice.
She married Eli Marvin Shelley in Houston Dec. 19, 1959.
For the past 11 years they lived in Marble Falls, where she became very involved in her community.
She served as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for the Highland Lakes Area, as an advocate for the Highland Lakes Family Crisis Center and as an advocate for Big Brothers in Marble Falls.
She taught parenting classes at the crisis center and at the Christian Women’s Job Corps of the Highland Lakes.
In addition to her husband, survivors include son Steven Bret Shelley and wife Lori; daughter Elizabeth Mia Shelley Tadlock; grandchildren Rachel Solov, Kayla Shelley, Brodin Tadlock, Reed Shelley and Jacob Tadlock; sister Shelia Branscum Webb and husband Charlie; nephews David Webb, Thomas Shelley Lucksinger, J. Ron Lucksinger, Mike Lucksinger, Bobby Young, Phillip Young, John Shelley, Matthew Shelley and Garth Shelley; and nieces Terry Lynn Webb, Linda Jo Cole, Sue Petrick, Kakie Sawyer, Martha Field, Nancy Atkins, Kay Egerton, Gail Booher, Ruth Ann Christison and Mary Shelley.
A funeral service is 2 p.m. May 7 at Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home, 1805 U.S. 281 North, (830) 693-4373, with the reverends Jackie English, Fred Butler and Randy Moncebiaz officiating.
Interment will follow at the Round Mountain Cemetery in Blanco County.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Meals on Wheels in Marble Falls, CASA or to the youth ministry of Redeemer Fellowship Church in Granite Shoals.
Condolences can be made by visiting www.clementswilcoxfuneralhome.com.