LINCOLN -- Edith Mae Sheldon, 82, died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. She was born Sept. 19, 1927, in Denmark to Abraham Lincoln and Mae Webb Sorensen.

Survivors include her husband, John, of the home; son, Walter (Leanne), of Lincoln; daughter, Georgie (Bud) DeArvil, of Salina; brother, A.L. Junior Sorensen; sisters, Rosy Girton, of Herington, and Jenny Landgren, of Lindsborg; eight grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at Hall Chapel, Lincoln. Visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m. Friday, with the family receiving friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Memorials may be made to Denmark Lutheran Church.