Lena Vernelle Shannon

Lena Vernelle Shannon

Female 1934 - 2005  (71 years)

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  • Name Lena Vernelle Shannon  [1
    Birth 1934  Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Death 13 Jul 2005  Scotts Hill, Decatur, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Luther Shannon,   b. 1885, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1977, Stantonville, McNairy, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)  (Father) 
    MARY ELLA BRAWLEY,   b. 18 Jun 1851, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1977, Stantonville, McNairy, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Mother JULIE Pearl Goff,   b. 17 Apr 1895, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 1971 (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 19 Apr 1911  Decatur, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F3717  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Carl "Rooster" Francis White,   b. 7 Oct 1929, Henderson, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 2018 (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 16 Mar 1953 
    Children 
     1. Deborah White
     2. Judy White
     3. Carla White
     4. Freda White
     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 
    1. [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.

    2. [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

    3. [S238] Obituary.

    4. [S109] Early Marriage Records (1869-1921) of Decatur County, Tennessee, p. 81.