| | 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. Forest and Bobbie Shely are interred at Brookside Cemetery in Campbellsville.<ref name=obit/> | + | Shely died in Campbellsville of cardiovascular disease at the age of eighty-six. Services were held at 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/> |