After many weary years of illness, release finally came to Past Grand Master Shealy, in Los Angeles, California, November 28, 1933, in the 71st year of his age. Burial took place in the Forest Lawn Cemetery, in the city named, on December 1st, the services being in charge of the Funeral Lodge, of the Masonic Board of Relief.

Brother Shealy was born in Lafayette, Indiana, April 9, 1863. When he was ten years of age, the family moved to Delphi, in the same state, where he attended the public schools. At the conclusion of his work in high school, he entered the employ of the Wabash Railroad and continued in that service in Indiana and Ohio until 1889, when he came west to Boulder, Colorado, and for two years he was in the service of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Resigning that position in 1891, he took another step west and settled in Ogden, this state, where for the next fifteen years he was in the service of the Southern Pacific System. In 1906 he severed his connection with that road to assist in the promotion of the Ogden and Northern Railroad, extending from Ogden to Hot Springs, of which company he was general manager.

A year later he disposed of his interests in the road named and came to Salt Lake City and engaged in the safe and vault business; was made western manager of the Herring-Hall-Marvin Safe Company of New York, and in 1912 he opened a branch office in Los Angeles. In this line he built up a large and lucrative business.
Brother Shealy was twice married, first, in 1891 to Miss Florence Long, of Andrews, Indiana, who died in 1897. Eight years later he married Miss Katherine Greene, of Petersburg, Illinois. One son, William Greene, was born of this union—the widow and son survive him.

Masonry made a strong appeal to him. He was initiated in Antioch Lodge No. 410, F. & A. M., Andrews, Indiana, August 3rd, passed to the degree of Fellow Craft October 19th, and raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason November 9th, 1886. He affiliated with Weber Lodge No. 6, F. & A. M., Ogden, January 5th, 1893, and was Worshipful Master of that Lodge in 1898. He received the Chapter degrees in Huntington Chapter No. 27, Huntington, Indiana, in 1887, and affiliated with Ogden Chapter No. 2, R. A. M., in 1893, and was elected High Priest in 1900. He assisted in the formation of the Grand Chapter R. A. M. of Utah, in 1911, and was its first Grand Secretary.

He received the Cryptic Degrees in Huntington Council, Huntington, Indiana in 1888. In 1891 he was created a Knight Templar in Mt. Sinai Commandery No. 7, K. T., Boulder, Colorado, and affiliated with El. Monte Commandery No. 2, Ogden, in 1893, of which he was elected Commander in 1903.

In November, 1903, he was made a Master of the Royal Secret in the Scottish Rite Bodies, Salt Lake City.
Brother Shealy was created a Noble of the Mystic Shrine in El Kalah Temple, Salt Lake City, May 20, 1892.
In Grand Lodge, this brother was appointed Grand Standard Bearer in 1900, elected Junior Grand Warden in 1912, and regularly advanced thereafter becoming Grand Master, January 20, 1915.