Shelby Colbert Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Shelby Colbert of Fayetteville, Tennessee, who passed away at the age of 85, on March 3, 2026. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Shelby Colbert to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Marlon Cox and Minnie Flannagan Cox; her husband James Ernest'Jim'Colbert; and her grandson Bennett Gattis. She is survived by: her children, Susanna Gattis (Tim), Vickie Fee (Scott), Jimmy Colbert (Jean), Tim Colbert (Delia), Phillip Colbert (Christina) and Marcus Colbert; her grandchildren, Jay Colbert (Kristin), Stephanie Hendon (Chris), Mary Beth Head (Patrick), Clint Colbert (Victoria), Lindsay Hilburn (Sam), Whitney Ward (Tyler), Sydney East (Kyle), James Fee, Carly Fee (Gunnar), Austin Colbert, Olivia Colbert and Hannah Colbert (Shawn); her great grandchildren, Kylar, Charlie, Gray, Andy, Ben, Christopher, Riley, Shelby, Thomas, Lucas, Asher and Shane; and her siblings, Shirley Jean Steakley, Bobbie Faye Naylor, Loyd Cox, Larry Wayne Cox and AJ Cox.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959.
