Pantagraph - May 30, 1980
Porter A. Shannon
HEYWORTH (PNS) - Porter Aaron Shannon, 63, of 305 Poplar St. died at 12:30 a m Thursday at Chanute Air Force Base Hospital, Rantoul.
His funeral will be at 1 p. m. Saturday at Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington, the Revs. Roy Adams and Vernon Oakley officiating. Burial will be in Hopewell Cemetery, Downs.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the memorial home.
He was born July 20, 1916, in Heyworth, a son of Elmer and Goldie Rousey Shannon. He married Alta Mae Dryer July 20, 1941, in Heyworth. She survives.
Also surviving are a son, Robert L. Heyworth, two daughters. Sharon Reynolds. Henderson, Ky. and Nanci Dyer, Heyworth, six sisters, Arliene Hooser, Beverly Aldridge and Patty Girdler, all of Heyworth. Betty Zimmerman, Sandwich, Shirley Emberton, Lexington, and Donna Rae Steele, Clinton; six brothers, Earl, Chicago; and Merle, Billy, Junior, Gordon and Donald, all of Heyworth, and six grandchildren.
Two brothers preceded him in death.
He was a member of Heyworth American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Carbondale and Heyworth United Methodist Church.
He was a World War II veteran and a master sergeant in the Air Force for 26 years, retiring in 1967.
He worked for General Telephone Co. as a storekeeper from 1967 to 1976.
Memorials can be made to McLean County Heart Association or Heyworth Ambulance Association.
Pantagraph - May 30, 1980
Porter A. Shannon
HEYWORTH (PNS) - Porter Aaron Shannon, 63, of 305 Poplar St. died at 12:30 a m Thursday at Chanute Air Force Base Hospital, Rantoul.
His funeral will be at 1 p. m. Saturday at Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington, the Revs. Roy Adams and Vernon Oakley officiating. Burial will be in Hopewell Cemetery, Downs.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the memorial home.
He was born July 20, 1916, in Heyworth, a son of Elmer and Goldie Rousey Shannon. He married Alta Mae Dryer July 20, 1941, in Heyworth. She survives.
Also surviving are a son, Robert L. Heyworth, two daughters. Sharon Reynolds. Henderson, Ky. and Nanci Dyer, Heyworth, six sisters, Arliene Hooser, Beverly Aldridge and Patty Girdler, all of Heyworth. Betty Zimmerman, Sandwich, Shirley Emberton, Lexington, and Donna Rae Steele, Clinton; six brothers, Earl, Chicago; and Merle, Billy, Junior, Gordon and Donald, all of Heyworth, and six grandchildren.
Two brothers preceded him in death.
He was a member of Heyworth American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Carbondale and Heyworth United Methodist Church.
He was a World War II veteran and a master sergeant in the Air Force for 26 years, retiring in 1967.
He worked for General Telephone Co. as a storekeeper from 1967 to 1976.
Memorials can be made to McLean County Heart Association or Heyworth Ambulance Association.
Family Members
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Winifred Eugene Shannon
1917–1923
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Merle Edward Shannon
1919–1998
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Earl E. Shannon
1919–2004
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Florence Arliene Shannon Hooser
1922–2003
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Robert Lee Shannon
1924–1974
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Harry William "Billy" Shannon
1927–1995
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Betty R. Shannon Zimmerman
1928–2015
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Junior Elmer Shannon
1930–2008
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Beverly J. Shannon Aldridge
1932–1985
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Gordon "Dutch" Shannon
1933–2016
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Shirley M. Shannon Emberton
1935–2006
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Donald "Nig" Shannon
1936–2003
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Patricia Ann Shannon Girdler
1937–2018
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Donna R. Shannon Steele
1940–2008
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