Rayanna Eller was born April 17, 1944 and departed this life Sunday, January 7, 2018 reaching the age of 73 years. She was the daughter of the late Edwin Egbert and Anna Lois (Brown) Shelton.

She is survived by: one daughter, Tishanna (Billy) New; one brother, Herbert Shelton of Lexington; three sisters, Letha Shepard of Kansas, Noretta Padgett and Marlene Anderson, of Greenfield, IN; 3 grandchildren, Dehkota (Benton) Sloan, Harley Rose, and Tanner (Kayla) Rose; 5 great-grandchildren, Alexis, Kennedi, Billeigh Grayse, and Bennett Sloan and Kayson Rose; along with a host of family and friends who mourn her passing.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: three brothers, Ralph, Leonard, and Otha Shelton; two sisters, Pearl Perdew and Gail Lawson; and one grandchild, Seth Rose.

She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, relative and friend who will be sadly missed by all who knew her.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 after 5 pm in the chapel of the funeral home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at 1 pm at Old Bethel Church. Burial will be in the Davis Chapel Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to: the Old Bethel Bible Church Building Fund.

The Hicks-Vaughn Funeral Home of Monticello in charge of arrangements.