John Francis Shelley

John Francis Shelley

1934 to 2012

John Francis Shelley was the eldest son of Everett and Leona Shelley. He was born in Sidney on Aug. 6, 1934. John grew up in Sidney with his sisters, Pat, Gerry, Judy, Donna, Linda, Jean, Clara and Connie and four brothers, Dean, Jim, Dennis and Robert. John was very proud to have served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Toledo as a Boatswains Mate 3rd Class, home port Long Beach, Calif. After serving in the Navy John married Joan Banks and raised four children, Margaret, Barbara, Donald and Jim. He worked very hard as a manager days and went to night school to...