Dr. Shelby Dean Jeffcoat

Dr. Shelby Dean Jeffcoat Candler ~ Dr. Shelby Dean Jeffcoat, 75, died Thursday, May 26, 2016 at the Elizabeth House in Flat Rock. A native of Norway, SC, she was a daughter of the late John H. Jeffcoat Sr. and Bertene Hutto Jeffcoat. She was also preceded in death by one sister, Dorothy and two brothers, Oneil and John H. Jeffcoat Jr. She is survived by two sisters, Clara Boone and her husband, Foster, of Santee, SC and Barbara Davis and her husband, Wayne, of Neeses, SC and several nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her spiritual family and caregivers, Burdell and James Hanna of Candler and their children and grandchildren – Shelby's godchildren – Aaron Hanna, Tangie Svedberg and her daughters, Britni and Erika, and Mya Malone and her sons, Colby and Patrick O'Brien. Shelby attended Emmanuel Springs College in Franklin Springs, GA before transferring to Jacksonville Theological Seminary where she earned her doctorate in Clinical Pastoral Psychology. After college, she traveled all over the United States as an evangelist, and her work eventually broadened to include Israel, Rhodesia and South Africa. In the early 1980's, Shelby moved to Asheville where she served as a pastor before founding Silent Cry Ministries, a Christian counseling ministry which helped multitudes of individuals and families find strength, healing and success in the Lord. A Memorial Service to celebrate Shelby's life will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, June 5, 2016 at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian in Arden. In lieu of flowers, anyone desirous of honoring her life may contribute to Mercy Ministries. Silent Cry Ministries will be dissolved, but Mercy Ministries continues the cause, counseling and healing young women through the power of Jesus Christ. Donations may be given over the web at mercymultiplied.com or may be mailed to Mercy Multiplied, PO Box 111060, Nashville, TN 37222.