Funeral services for Denny Shannon of Merwin, Missouri will be 11 a.m. Saturday, December 28, 2024 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri. Visitation prior to services 10 - 11 a.m. Saturday at the Schowengerdt Chapel. Burial in Westpoint Cemetery in Amsterdam, Missouri. Contributions to Westpoint Cemetery. Online condolences www.schowengerdtchapel.com.
Dennis “Denny” Lee Shannon, age 83 of Merwin, Missouri died Sunday, December 22, 2024 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born February 12, 1941 to Glen Damon and Doris Mae Trued Shannon in Merwin. His birth mother died when he was four years old and his father married Wilma Jean Dean who raised Denny as her own.
Denny is survived by his wife, Delores Shannon of the home; a daughter, Delora Jean Fritts and husband Kelly of Drexel, Missouri; two sons, Douglas Lee Shannon and wife Debbie of Drexel, Missouri and Matthew Darin Shannon and wife Lori of Adrian, Missouri; nine grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; eight step-great-grandchildren; and a brother, C.J. Shannon and wife Teresa of Apache Junction, Arizona. He was preceded in death by his parents; two granddaughters, Dora Lee Shannon and Chelsea Ann Shannon; and a brother, Larry Shannon.