Mary Sheldon led a very exciting life. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri on June 18, 1922 to the late Rose Adamson. She graduated class of 1940 from Maplewood HS in Richmond, Missouri. At age 17, she worked on the Miss Missouri pageant and later with Miss America getting sponsors for contestants.
She married in 1955 and had one son, Daniel Sheldon in 1957, who passed away in 2012.
She worked for many years traveling for a publishing company, selling advertising, then at the age of 42 she trained with Thompson & McKinley Investments to become a stock broker. At the age of 66, she retired and leisurely traveled for another 10 years. Her favorite place to visit was Ireland, which she visited 4 times. She was well traveled with the exception of Australia, Russia & South America.
She moved to the Clearwater area more than 60 years ago, where her Mother was a successful real estate broker. She opened a gift shop on Mandalay Ave, called “Tara Lane” in 1949 that carried fine jewelry, handbags and ceramic pieces, as well as other special gifts. Mary is survived by 2 nieces and 5 nephews out of state.
A Funeral mass will be held at St. Cecelia Catholic Church on Monday, February 10th at 2:30 pm.
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