Lena Vernelle Shannon

1934 - 2005  (71 years)

• Name	Lena Vernelle Shannon  [1]
  Birth	1934	Tennessee, USA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	13 Jul 2005	Scotts Hill, Decatur, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Luther Shannon,   b. 1885, Tennessee, USA d. Jan 1977, Stantonville, McNairy, Tennessee, USA  (Age 92 years)  (Father)  MARY ELLA BRAWLEY,   b. 18 Jun 1851, North Carolina, USA d. 8 May 1917  (Age 65 years)  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I12201	1794 BARLOW-GAWF/GOFF (US-NC-WAK / US-TN-HEN) I-FTA50669
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Luther Shannon,   b. 1885, Tennessee, USA d. Jan 1977, Stantonville, McNairy, Tennessee, USA (Age 92 years)
  Mother	JULIE Pearl Goff,   b. 17 Apr 1895, Tennessee, USA d. 3 Mar 1971 (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	19 Apr 1911	Decatur, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F3717	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carl "Rooster" Francis White,   b. 7 Oct 1929, Henderson, Tennessee, USA d. 10 May 2018 (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	16 Mar 1953
  Children	1. Deborah White ▻ Benny Taylor ▻ Benny Taylor   2. Judy White ▻ Reed Wilkins ▻ Reed Wilkins   3. Carla White ▻ David Barr ▻ David Barr   4. Freda White ▻ Steve Mitchell ▻ Steve Mitchell   5. Charlie Dale White
  Family ID	F3650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2023

  
  

• Notes

  undated clipping http://genealogytrails.com/tenn/henderson/obitW.html SCOTTS Hill - Mrs. Vernell White, 71, of Scotts Hill, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2005 in Puryear, TN. Mrs. White was the daughter of the late Luther and Pearl (GOFF) SHANNON. She was a homemaker. She was the wife of Carl WHITE of Scotts Hill. Other survivors include her daughters, Deborah TAYLOR of South Fulton and July WILKINS (Reed) of Parsons and Carla BARR (David) and Freda MITCHELL (Steve) both of Scotts Hill; her son, Charlie WHITE (Diane) of Scotts Hill; her sister, Louelleh ARTIS of Kalamazoo, MI and a brother James SHANNON (Jessie Mae) of Montgomery, AL. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at Reed's Chapel in Scotts Hill, TN on Sunday, July 17, 2005 at 4:00 p.m. Interment willow (sic) follow at Fellowship Cemetery in Scotts Hill, TN. Visitation will be Saturday, July 16, 2005 from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Sunday from 10:00 am to the time of service. Reed's Chapel, 113 S. West St., PO B 657, Decacturville, TN 38329 731-852-3643 http://genealogytrails.com/tenn/henderson/obitW.html#ww1119 LENA VERNELL (SHANNON) WHITE - Mrs. Vernell White, 71, of Scotts Hill, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2005 in Puryear, TN. Mrs. White, was the daughter of the late Luther and Pearl (Goff) Shannon. She was a homemaker. She was the wife of Carl White of Scotts Hill. Other survivors are four daughters, Deborah Taylor of South Fulton, Judy Wilkins (Reed) of Parsons, Clara Barr (David) of Scotts Hill, and Freda Mitchell (Steve) of Scotts Hill; one son, Charlie White (Diane) of Scotts Hill; one sister, Louellen Artis of Kalamazoo, MI; and one brother, James Shannon (Jessie Mae) of Montgomery, AL. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were Sunday, July 17 at Reeds Chapel in Scotts Hill, TN. Interment followed at Fellowship Cemetery in Scotts Hill. The Lexington Progress, July 20, 2005

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Decatur, Tennessee; Roll: 142; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 20-15. [S120] 1940 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1940; Census Place: , Decatur, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3886; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 20-12. Record for Vernell Shannon [S238] Obituary. [S109] Early Marriage Records (1869-1921) of Decatur County, Tennessee, p. 81.