Ottawa – James David Shaw, 76, passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022, at Advent Health Shawnee Mission in Shawnee, Kansas. He was born on January 6, 1945, in Pomona, Kansas, the son of Porter and Hazel (Cox) Shaw.

Jim had grown up in Pomona, had lived in Ottawa and Vassar before moving back to Ottawa in 2021.

Jim graduated from Pomona High School in 1963 then served in the Kansas Army National Guard and was active duty in 1968 and 1969. Jim worked at Parmalee’s in Ottawa and Sunflower Ammunition Depot at DeSoto before starting work for the City of Ottawa. He worked with the Sewer Department, became a Building Inspector and then became the Director of Planning and Zoning until his retirement in 2000. He was a member of the ELKS and the Michigan Valley Methodist Church where he served on several boards and committees.

On June 26, 1966, Jim was united in marriage to Vickie Servaes in Pomona. To this union two daughters were born, Carrie and Jennifer.

Jim was preceded in death by his parents, Porter and Hazel; his two brothers, Charles and Larry Shaw; and his sister, Pat Livingston.

Jim is survived by his wife Vickie of over 55 years; his two daughters, Carrie (Jimmy) DeVore and Jennifer Madden, all of Ottawa; and his four grandchildren, Sydney, Maddy, Jaydon and Waylon.

Memorial services for Jim will be at 7:00pm on Monday, January 10 at the Feltner Funeral Chapel in Lyndon. The family will receive friends from 6:00pm until service time at the funeral chapel. Private family inurnment will be at a later date in the Woodlawn Cemetery at Pomona. Memorial contributions in memory of Jim may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, sent in care of Feltner FuneralHome, 818 Topeka Avenue, Lyndon, KS. 66451. Online condolences for the family may be left at feltnerfuneralhome.com.