Dr. Charles Robert Shelton III, Washington Dentist, 87

[DGH]

.

Doctor Charles Robert Shelton III, a Washington DC dentist for 33
years, died November 3, 2005, of congestive heart failure at his home
in Solomons Island, Maryland, at the age of 87.

Dr. Shelton, a native Washingtonian, grew up in Bethesda, Maryland. He
was a graduate of Severn School in Severna Park and attended the U.S.
Naval Academy. He graduated from Georgetown Dental School in 1943, and
during World War II, he served as a Navy officer in the Dental Corps on
the U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard.

In 1946, he joined his father's dental practice in Washington. He
continued to practice until his retirement to Skidaway Island in
Savannah, Georgia, in 1979.

He and his wife lived for 22 years in Bethesda, Mryland, 11 years in
Annapolis, maryland, 17 years in Savannah, Georgia, and nine years in
Solomons Island. They also enjoyed their summer residence in Fenwick
Island, Delaware.

His memberships included Columbia Country Club, Ocean City Light Tackle
Club, Ocean City Golf and Yacht Club and Orr-Moore Hunting Club. He was
a former member of Temple-Noyes-Cathedral Lodge #32, Almas Shrine
Temple and Royal Order of Jesters.

Dr. Shelton enjoyed fishing, hunting and travel. He was an avid golfer
until shortly before his death. He was a lifelong Washington Redskins
fan and ticket-holder dating back to Griffith Stadium.

Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Mary Elizabeth Shelton of
Solomons Island; two children, Charles R. Shelton IV of Grottoes,
Virginia, and Anne Hodges of Annapolis, Maryland; and two grandsons.

Washington Post

R