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Davenport's successor as president, Kenneth W. Winters, a former member of the Kentucky State Senate, recalls Shely as "a true mentor to me. He became our family physician and a dear friend. Seldom do you find a person so dedicated to an institution as Dr. Shely was to Campbellsville University.<ref name=camp/> Current CU president Michael V. Carter similarly noted that Shely provided "skilled medical care to thousands of people in this community and region, and his numerous contributions have been inestimable in value and impact."<ref name=camp/>
Davenport's successor as president, Kenneth W. Winters, a former member of the Kentucky State Senate, recalls Shely as "a true mentor to me. He became our family physician and a dear friend. Seldom do you find a person so dedicated to an institution as Dr. Shely was to Campbellsville University.<ref name=camp/> Current CU president Michael V. Carter similarly noted that Shely provided "skilled medical care to thousands of people in this community and region, and his numerous contributions have been inestimable in value and impact."<ref name=camp/>
==Family and death==
==Family and death==
On April 6, 1947, Shely married the former Roberta "Bobbie" Hale (September 30, 1922 – February 23, 2006), a native of Springfield, Kentucky, and a 1942 graduate of Campbellsville University.<ref name=andco/> In 1988, Shely and his wife received Distinguished Service awards from CU.<ref name=camp/> The Shelys had a son, Bill Shely and wife, Cathy, of Morehead, Kentucky, and four daughters, Jacque Blackwelder and husband, Denis of Old Hickory, [[Tennessee]], Deborah S. Edwards of Lexington, and, from Campbellsville, Karen S. McMahan and Carla S. Corbin and husband, Dale Corbin. There were also seven living grandchildren and one deceased.<ref name=obit/>
On April 6, 1947, Shely married the former Roberta "Bobbie" Hale (September 30, 1922 – February 23, 2006), a native of Springfield, Kentucky, and a 1942 graduate of Campbellsville University.<ref name=andco/> In 1988, Shely and his wife received Distinguished Service awards from CU.<ref name=camp/> The Shelys had a son, Bill Shely and wife, Cathy, of Morehead, Kentucky, and four daughters, Jacque Blackwelder and husband, Denis of Old Hickory, [[Tennessee]], Deborah S. Edwards of Lexington, and, from Campbellsville, Karen S. McMahan and Carla S. Corbin and husband, Dale Corbin. There were also seven living grandchildren and one deceased.<ref name=obit/>
Shely died in Campbellsville of cardiovascular disease at the age of eighty-six. Services were held in his home church, Campbellsville Baptist Church, where he was a deacon and Sunday school teacher for many years. Burial was at Brookside Cemetery in Campbellsville.<ref name=obit/>
Shely died in Campbellsville of cardiovascular disease at the age of eighty-six. Services were held in his home church, Campbellsville Baptist Church, where he was a deacon and Sunday school teacher for many years. Forest and Bobbie Shely are interred at Brookside Cemetery in Campbellsville.<ref name=obit/>
==References==
==References==