Background
Cole, Betty Lou McDonel Shelton was born on June 5, 1926 in Elwood, Indiana, United States. Daughter of Bernard Miller and Vee Marie (Robertson) McDonel.
Cole, Betty Lou McDonel Shelton was born on June 5, 1926 in Elwood, Indiana, United States. Daughter of Bernard Miller and Vee Marie (Robertson) McDonel.
Student, Indiana University, 1947—1950. Bachelor of Laws, 1969. Student, Ball State University, 1964—1965.
Bar: Indiana 1969, Federal Court Justices, 1969. Certified senior judge. Private practice, Muncie, Indiana, 1969, Betty L. Shelton Law Office, 1970-1978.
Senior partner firm Dunnuck, Cole, Rankin and Wyrick, Muncie, 1978-1980.
Judge Delaware County Superior Court, 1980-1995, retired, 1995.
Member of League of Women Voters (league president 1963-1964), American Bar Association, National Association Women Judges, Indiana University Law Alumni Association, American Trial Lawyers, Indiana Judges Association, Muncie Bar Association, Indiana Bar Association, Columbia Club, Riley-Jones Club.
Married Elbert Shelton, December 13, 1944. Married second, Dewey G. Cole, Junior, December 24, 1975. Children: Steven Elbert, Jeanette Louise.