Sedalia was managed by E. E. Codding. Finley married Charlotte E. Codding, February 15, 1858. It is fully owned and operated by Codding Enterprises. The last speakers were two sisters, Lolly Hotchkiss and Daisy Wasson Codding. The community was named for Burt Codding, one of the pioneer settlers. Coddingtown Mall was built in 1962 by Hugh Codding. In 1848 Ichabod Codding, who had edited the abolitionist newspaper American Freeman became pastor. Codding sold a 50% share of the mall to Simon Property Group in 2005.