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He is survived by his wife, Jacque- line Spainhour Shelton, whom he mar- ried in August 1949; daughter, Martha Smith (Clay) of Salisbury; son, Steve Shelton; grandchildren, Shelley Smith, Allison Smith, Betsy Shelton and Robert Shelton; brother, John Shelton (Dickie); brother-in-law, Lenue James; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Re- becca Smith, Lola James and Mary Byerly. Mr. Shelton grew up in Winston- Salem where he graduated from Grif- fith High School. He spent a period of time working for the Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel as a news reporter and as a sports writer under Frank Spencer. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1942 where he served in the 9th Air Force – 442 Troop Carrier Group in England, France and Ger- many. After returning home he attended Lenoir-Rhyne College, becoming the first sports information director under Clarence Stasavich. He graduated with a business de- BEAUTY AND PRIVACY WITH HEDGELINK. 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CPSC, U.S Olympian hold Pool Safely press event to release new drowning and entrapment stats CHULA VISTA, Calif. — As Me- morial Day weekend approached, 55 drowning and 63 near-drowning inci- dents in 29 states and territories had been reported by the media in the first five months of 2011. The U.S. Con- sumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) kicked off the summer swim- ming season and the second year of its Pool Safely: Simple Steps Save Lives campaign. The Pool Safely campaign is a na- Fence Builders, Inc. was pur- chased by Steve Shelton from his fa- ther and uncle, and the company now operates under Steve’s second gen- eration ownership. “My father was a consummate boss to his employees, Marcus R. Shelton along with being an unmatched sales- man who always sold quality and serv- ice over price,” said Steve. “His relationships with customers and sup- pliers were true relationships; he even had one particular customer who would dream up a reason to buy a fence just so Marcus would come by and visit.” Mr. Shelton was very instrumental in the advancement of the fence indus- try. He was active in the International Fence Industry Association (now the American Fence Association), and was a past president of the Page Fence As- sociation. He was also involved with local city and community boards and clubs. “He treated his employees like family and was highly respected by them all,” added Steve. “He was an as- tute businessman, a man of high ethics and professionalism, but most of all, a loving and caring family man who gave so much to all around him.” Mr. Shelton was a lifelong mem- ber of First Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and on various committees. He was a charter member of the Piedmont Civitan Club where he served as president. He was an avid fundraiser, espe- cially for The Boys and Girls Homes of Lake Waccamaw, N.C. Mr. Shelton collected antique automobiles and en- joyed spending time with his grand- children and on his farm. tional public education effort to reduce child drownings and non-fatal sub- mersion and entrapment incidents in swimming pools and spas. At a press conference at the Park- way Family Aquatic Center, CPSC Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum, along with U.S. Olympic swimmer Janet Evans and Chula Vista Mayor Cheryl Cox, urged parents and children to be vigilant in and around pools and spas. Chairman Tenenbaum also re- leased CPSC’s annual drowning, near- drowning, and entrapment reports. CPSC’s new statistics show: • An annual average of 383 pool and spa-related drownings for children younger than 15 occurred from 2006 continued on page 76