Shelby Funderburk

Funeral Services for Shelby Dean Funderburk, 83, of Calhoun, LA, will be held at 3:00 P.M., Tuesday, December 26, 2023, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA with Rev. Richard Brooks and Rev. Larry Walters officiating.  Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Calhoun, LA. Visitation will be held from 1:00 P.M. until the time of service on Tuesday.

Shelby was born on February 17, 1940, in West Monroe, LA to Robert and Katie Funderburk and passed away after a lengthy illness on December 23, 2023, at his residence in Calhoun, LA.

Shelby is preceded in death by his parents, Robert William and Ona Katie Pearcy Funderburk; brother, Robert William Funderburk, Jr. and sister, Kathy McCarter.

Survivors include his loving wife, Eleanor Jo Calhoun Funderburk.  Shelby and Jo did not have any children, however, Shelby's special nephew, Jim Funderburk, II was like a son to them.  Other survivors include his brother, Jim Funderburk, Sr. and wife, Dona; his sisters, Rickie Conerly and husband, Marc and Vikki Nobles and husband, Mike; along with numerous nieces, nephews, and many friends.

Pallbearers will be Jim Eppinette, Jim McGee, Johnny Lambert, Jerry Moffett, Dr. Craig Folse and Terry Boone.  Honorary Pallbearers will be Kernel Hobgood, Gene Jennings, Bobby Eads, M. L. Melton and Harold Lloyd Willis.

The family would like to give a special thank you to Kim and Amanda at Allegiance Hospice for the love and care they have given.