James Daniel “Dan” Sheldon

Valley Falls — Funeral services for James Daniel “Dan” Sheldon, 90, Ottawa, formerly of Valley Falls, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Valley Falls United Methodist Church. A private burial will be at the Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery at Winchester. Mr. Sheldon died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.He was born July 28, 1918, south of Winchester, the son of Jesse P. and Catherine A. Perry Sheldon. He graduated from Winchester High School in 1936.Mr. Sheldon owned Sheldon Insurance and Real Estate in Valley Falls from 1965-1985. He later was a manager and real estate broker for the Northeast Kansas Agency associated with the Kendall State Bank in Valley Falls. He also had worked as a cashier at the Citizens State Bank in Valley Falls, and served as the Jefferson County Clerk in Oskaloosa from 1958-1962. He also farmed near Winchester and Dunavant. Mr. Sheldon was a member of the United Methodist Church and the Lions Club, both in Valley Falls. He had served as mayor of Valley Falls. He was a charter director for both Sunset Housing Development in Valley Falls and the Jefferson County Memorial Hospital in Winchester.He married Dorothy L. Potts on July 26, 1940, in Winchester. She died March 23, 2006. Survivors include two sons, Larry D., Olathe, and Richard L. “Dick,” Ottawa; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.The family will meet friends from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday at Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls.The family suggests memorials to the United Methodist Church, sent in care of the funeral home, 810 Broadway, Valley Falls, KS 66088.Online condolences may be sent at mercerfuneralhomes.com.