Dollie (Mitcham) Shelton

Jul 1, 1915 - Feb 11, 1940

Dollie Mitcham Shelton, aged 24, of 728 West Wayne street, prominent in Negro circles here, was killed in an automobile accident in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, according which reached, relatives here early today.

Details of the accident were not received here. Mrs. Shelton was born in Texarkana, Ark., July 1, 1915, and came here in 1924 with her parents. She was married here September, 1935, to Maurice. Shelton, who was with her in Orlando. They were spending the winter there.

Surviving besides Mr. Shelton are her mother, Mrs. Mitcham, of this city; two sisters, Ida and Marjorie Mitcham, and three brothers, Russell, Scott and Daniel Mitcham, all of South Bend, and a grandmother, Mrs. Ida Gibson, of Chicago.

The body will reach here Wednesday and the funeral probably will take place on Thursday.

Arrangements are not complete.

The South Bend Tribune·South Bend, IN, 12 Feb 1940

Sources: Ancestry.com and Newspapers.com

09/02/2026 EJS