Carla Sue (Krieg) Shelton

Carla Sue (Krieg) Shelton, 53, of Osgood passed away at 1:24 p.m., Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. She was born at the Bartholomew County Hospital in Columbus on April 3, 1966, the daughter of Kenny and Betty Luers Krieg. She was married to Andy Shelton on February 11, 2018 and he survives. 

Other survivors include her parents Kenny (Kathy) Krieg of Vevay, and Betty (David) Forkert of Dade City, Florida; two sons Jesse Grow of Millhousen, and Luke (Brianna) Grow of Napoleon; one daughter Maggie Grow and her companion Brandon Jeffries of Sunman; two brothers Nate (Bridget) Krieg of Napoleon, and Dwight (Laurie) Krieg of Batesville; two step-sisters Amber (Eric) Peetz of Batesville and April (Jeremy) Hughes of Osgood; many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles, and several cousins.     Carla was proud to know that she was becoming a grandma in October.  She was preceded in death by her grandparents Carl Luers, Ruth Tatem, and William and Matilda Krieg. Carla was a 1984 graduate of Jac-Cen-Del High School. She was a compassionate person who had a continuous smile that could light up a room. She was an active member within the medical field, receiving her First Responder certification in 2005 and her EMT certification in 2008. She loved to help her community and volunteered at Task Unit One until it closed and then became a member of the Napoleon Fire Department. Carla was an employee of Margaret Mary Health in Batesville. She had previously worked for 26 years at the office of Dr. David Welsh in Batesville while working part time with the Ripley County EMS. Carla was a member of the Hopewell Baptist Church. 

Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 23 at 10 a.m. at the Hopewell Baptist Church with Pastor David Forkert officiating. Burial will be in St. Peters Cemetery at Fink’s Corner near Napoleon. Memorials may be given to the donor’s choice in care of the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles.