Cindy Marie Rose Shelden was born February 16, 1958 in St. Louis, Missouri and passed away on August 8, 2025 at the age of 67 years.
Cindy grew up in Brentwood, Missouri, and always remained a St. Louis girl at heart. She was a fan of Blues hockey and Cardinals baseball and was a diehard fan of the Kansas City Chiefs.
Cindy spent her early working years waiting tables, where she met two of her best friends, Annie and Liz, as well as her husband John Shelden. After a few years, she began to make a home for herself in local retail, first giving 20 years of service to Walmart, then 10 more years at JC Penney, both in Rolla. Cindy was one of the old school of salespeople, who believed the customer was always right (even when they weren’t), and gave personal attention to each one.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Rose and Monte K. Rose-Schmieder; sister-in-law, Anne Shelden Lotzer; and husband of 32 years, John Shelden.
She is survived by six children, Desiree Statler (Todd Stites) of Liberty, Missouri, Justin Shelden (Tangela Jennings) of Nashville, Tennessee, Josh Thompson (Kristen) of Newburg, Missouri, Niki Moen (Richard) of St James, Missouri, Ben (Stephanie) Baker of St James, Missouri and Elizabeth (Joey) Benvingati of St James, Missouri; 18 grandchildren, Athena, Olivia, Jeremiah, Jarrod, Austin, Trevor, Madelynn, Allyson, Hillary, Cooper, Sophia, Hailey, Jillian, Abbigail, Gwendolyn, Asher, Audrey, Dax and Micheal; one great-grandchild, Blakely; sister-in-law, Sandy (Wayne) Maxwell; other relatives and friends.
Celebration of Life was held from 4-7 p.m. on Saturday September 27, 2025 at the Rolla Lion’s Den in Rolla, Missouri.
Arrangements under the direction of Rolla Cremation in Rolla, Missouri.
