Thomas Albert Shelby

Goldsboro – Mr. Thomas Albert Shelby, 96, died on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 after a short illness.

Mr. Shelby was born in Lebanon on July 15, 1907. He was a graduate of Goldsboro High School and had attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After returning to Goldsboro, Mr. Shelby and his wife, the late Jean Rabil Shelby, opened the Ladies Shoppe in Downtown, Goldsboro. He was a member of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, July 8, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Mary Roman Catholic Church with Rev. Tom Norris, O.S.F.S. presiding. Burial will follow in Willow Dale Cemetery.

Mr. Shelby is survived by his son, Fred Shelby and his wife, Norma of Goldsboro; and his grandchildren, Thomas P. Shelby of Goldsboro and Nicole S. Roche of Wilmington.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to his favorite charity, St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7-8 p.m. in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home.