MARION — Mr. James Canty Shelley, Jr., 47, died Monday, April 6, 2009, at McLeod Medical Center in Dillon after a short illness. Funeral Services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 9, 2009, at the First United Methodist Church in Marion directed by Richardson Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Born in Charleston, Mr. Shelley was a son of the late James C. Jimmy Shelley and Eva Turner Shelley. He was a member of Shiloh United Methodist Church and was employed by Beneteau USA. He attended Marion Schools then graduated from Wilson High School in Florence. Mr. Shelley started as a child playing ball himself and began his coaching career by coaching his brothers as a teenager. He coached his children, Amy and Brian in basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer for many years. Being on the coaching staff of Marion School District One, he coached varsity softball for 9 years and began a JV softball program at Marion High School this year. He was honored to have been selected to coach the North-South Softball Game in 2006. Mr. Shelley won numerous awards throughout his coaching career; 4 Region, 4 District, and Lower State runner-up at Marion High School. He was also an active participant in the Swamp Fox Booster Club. If not on a field or court, he enjoyed hunting. James always put others first. He was an unselfish, giving, kind, genuine man who loved his family dearly. Survivors are his wife, Billie Lynn Bullard Shelley of the home; a son, James Brian Shelley of Marion; a daughter, Amy Renee Shelley of Florence; two brothers, Anthony Craig Shelley and his wife, Tammy, and Joseph Chad Shelley and his wife, Darci, all of Florence; a sister, Annette Shelley Morris of Statesville, GA; brother-in-law, Steve Bullard and his wife, Beth; nieces, Carmen Bullard and Macey Shelley; nephews, Brandon Shelley, Mason Bullard, Trent Rogers, Braxton Shelley, and Bradley Shelley. Published in the Morning News on 4/8/2009 **************New Deals on Dell Netbooks – Now starting at $299 (A HREF=http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1219939010x1201342897/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fa d.doubleclick.net%2Fclk%3B213771626%3B35379597%3Bw)