Nancy Ann Sheldon Votteler

Nancy Ann was born in Dallas, Texas, on January 22, 1933, in the old Baylor Hospital, to Dr. Lawrence Burton Sheldon and Lois Madale Iverson Sheldon. She attended Bradfield and Walnut Hill Elementary Schools before graduating in 1950 from the Hockaday School for Girls, where she made life-long friends. Nancy Ann enjoyed her college days at the Universities of Arkansas and Texas, before graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Education from Southern Methodist University. As her husband Bob used to say, “Your mother could cheer for any school in the Southwest Conference and be glad that they won!” After college, she taught in Dallas ISD at Benito Juarez and O. M. Roberts Elementary schools before retiring to raise her family. She was active in the Slipper Club and Cotillion and served as President of Cotillion. Nancy Ann married Robert Parry Votteler on July 23, 1960, and together they raised two daughters, Marianne and Karen. Eventually, she decided to return to teaching part-time, and truly enjoyed her days as a preschool teacher at University Park Methodist Church Preschool. She was a member of the Junior League of Dallas, a Girl Scout leader, a volunteer at Dallas Heritage Village for decades, an alumni representative for the class of 1950 at Hockaday for many years, active in the Dallas Heritage Village Guild, the Salvation Army, and several book clubs. Nancy Ann was a life-long Episcopalian, baptized, confirmed, and married at St. Matthews Cathedral, and was a member of the Church of the Incarnation and Acosta-Smith. As a wife, mother and grandmother, she was the best; loving and supportive, but not afraid to voice her opinion. She had an exceptionally close bond with her two daughters and her only grandson, Blaine, whom she adored and supported in every way possible. Nancy Ann was a true lady, never wanting to hurt someone’s feelings. Always fun, easy to converse with, and a devoted friend, she kept up with numerous friends by cards, letters, and telephone, but never the internet. She loved to travel and eat at restaurants with friends, enjoying a glass of wine and conversation. Vacations and time spent with her family at their lake house on Cedar Creek Lake were treasured. Nancy Ann died on July 18th, 2015, of a brain tumor diagnosed only a week and a half before. Her family is comforted by the fact that she did not suffer, but is devastated by her loss. She is predeceased by her parents, Lawrence and Lois Sheldon, her husband Robert P. Votteler, and her beloved yellow Labrador retriever, Riley. She is survived by her daughters, Marianne Votteler and Karen Votteler Carreon, and her grandson, Blaine Thomas Carreon, as well as by her sister-in-law, Vermelle Votteler and two nephews, Tad and Todd Votteler and their families. A memorial service will be held on Friday, July 24th, at 11:00 a.m., at the Church of the Incarnation, 3966 McKinney Avenue, Dallas, Texas, 75204. Flowers are encouraged, and memorials may be made to www.straydog.com, P.O. Box 1465, Gun Barrel City, Texas, 75147 and the Dallas Heritage Village, 1515 S. Harwood, Dallas, Texas, 75215.