Shelton, Jerry (1942 - 2024)

SHELTON, WEBER, HOFF, KRUEGER, SHORT, HAMILTON, BUCHANAN, PETERSON, KEITH

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 2/11/2024 at 14:15:59

Name of deceased: Jerry Shelton

Aged: 81 yrs, 8 mo, 27 days

Residence: Mondamin, Harrison County, IA

Born: April 16, 1942; Rapid City, Pennington County, SD

Died: Jan. 13, 2024; Omaha, Douglas County, NE

Funeral services: Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024; Church of Christ, Mondamin, IA

Survived by: Wife of 59 years, Sharon Shelton of Mondamin, IA; children, Todd (spouse, Bretta) Shelton of Coralville, IA and Jodi (spouse, DJ) Weber of Primghar, IA; grandchildren, Kyle (spouse, Diandra) Shelton, Tyler Hoff, Katelyn Hoff (spouse, Chris Krueger), Spencer (spouse, Erin) Shelton and Shaye Shelton (spouse, Colin Short); great-grandchildren, Bella, Olivia and Hailey; siblings, Joan Hamilton of Council Bluffs, IA, John Shelton of Blair, NE, Janet (spouse, Buck) Buchanan of Hay Market, VA, and Janelle Peterson of Harlan, IA; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: no information provided

Education: Graduated from Modale (IA) High School with the Class of 1960

Religious affiliation: Devout member of the Mondamin (IA) Church of Christ

Military service: Enlisted in the U. S. Air Force as a fire protection specialist and spent 4 years stationed at Whiteman AFB, Johnson County, MO, through May 1964

Marriage: Sharon Keith; Aug. 15th, 1964; location not provided

Employment: After his marriage, Jerry worked at the Sheraton Hotel in Hawarden, IA as an event coordinator; in 1966, Jerry and Sharon returned to Mondamin, IA where he took over managing Keith’s Store from his father-in-law, Fred Keith. For more than 25 years, he was a firefighter and EMT with Mondamin Fire and Rescue. In 1993, he “retired” as fire chief, but continued to serve the town as city councilman and mayor. While staying involved in community service, he also continued to run Keith’s Store for more than 30 years. By 1991, he and Sharon downsized the store and moved across the tracks where they built the Jiffy Mart. They continued to provide a full-service butcher counter, groceries, and fresh donuts and added convenience items, hot breakfast and lunch, and was a gathering place for people. In 2000, he “retired” once again. On his first day of retirement, Jerry went to the Jiffy Mart for morning coffee with the boys and came home with a new job. He would spend the next 19 years traveling throughout North America, driving for Crusader and Arrow bus lines, carrying sports teams, musicians, tourist groups, and shuttling Olympians. Sharon accompanied Jerry on several cross-country tours, and they made many friends along the way. In addition to working on the Shelton-Keith farm, Jerry began working at King Farms alongside men half his age.

Hobbies/Interests: With Sharon, they enjoyed time with their kids boating, water skiing, and riding horses; he loved taking the grandkids camping all over the country and were the support crew for their kids on RAGBRAI (Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa); enjoyed playing golf, working on various projects in the garage, and taking trips.

Sources: foutsfuneralhome.com