Shelton, Carley Rose 2007-2010

SHELTON, NASH, DRAKE, TIPTON, FAIRBANKS, OLTROOGGE

Posted By: Volunteer Transcriber
Date: 5/28/2014 at 11:35:04

In Lieu of Flowers Memorials to the Lacona Public Library.

Carly Rose was born December 29, 2007 at the Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines to Andrew and Laura Nash Shelton. She was Mommy's girl from the beginning and loved to be held and rocked to sleep, with a book and a song. She was always eager to please, saying "I can help too" and very polite with many "please" and "thank yous". She would comment on how nice the garden looked and wanted a shovel and a wheelbarrow like her Mom's so she could help too.

Carly and her Mom had a bucket calf named Elmer, "Elmert", she loved to feed and ride when he was smaller. Her cousins, Asher and Hudsen, liked to help feed the calf when they could. She loved to help her Dad and was looking forward to riding in the combine this fall with Jared and maybe her Dad. And Carly loved to dance for her Dad while listening to the Hot Dog song from the Mickey Mouse Playhouse or to Dora the Explorer.

Carly also liked to play with her Barbie Dolls, jump, swim "All by myself", read books, sing, dance, put on tattoos, eat Dum-dum suckers from her Grandad, and Popsicles. She liked to pick out her own clothes and wear skirts like her older cousins. Another favorite for Carly was to go for a walk. She would push her stroller to Grandma Shelton's to give her a hug and maybe get a snack.

She was looking forward to going trick or treating again, carving pumpkins with Daddy, sledding, and building a snowman again. She loved to "wear" makeup - which meant using mom's eyeliner to draw whiskers on herself and mom. She liked to tease, swing, see her friends, dig for worms and go fishing, pick cherries and mulberries, and stomping in the mud.

She was all smiles and giggles, a very happy little girl wanting to make sure everyone was taken care of. Carly wanted to know where her dog Fred and cat Tickle were, and she wanted to make sure her plants, birds, and frogs weren't sad. Meaning that she needed to water the plants, feed the birds, and make sure the frogs weren't trapped in the window wells. Carly loved life and everything it contained.

Carly passed away September 13, 2010. She was preceded in death by great grandparents: Martin & Evelyn Shelton, John Drake, Doyle Nash, and Marjorie Tipton.

Carly will be greatly missed by her parents, Andrew & Laura Shelton; grandparents: Ron & Clarissa Shelton and Dan & Carol Nash; great grandparents: Jean Nash, Howard & Sue Tipton, and JoAnn Drake; aunts & uncles: Adam & Lacey Shelton, Ronda Shelton, Tami & Brian Fairbanks, Kris & Cory Oltrogge, and Phil & Kellie Nash; and cousins: Asher & Hudsen Shelton, Jaden, Jillian, & Taylor Fairbanks, Kalyn & Myelle Oltrogge. ~ The Des Moines Register, Sat 18 Oct 2010.