Dorothy J. Marshall Ferrell Shannon, 83, of San Marcos, died July 13, 2008. Born on October 10, 1924, Dorothy was a native of Orangefield, Texas and attended St. Anthony High School and later, business school. She worked as a credit manager for both Finger Furniture Company and Paul’s Shoe Store. Dorothy was a beloved mother and grandmother who turned reading and singing into magical activities for children.
She was preceded in death by husbands, George B. Ferrell and Roger R. Shannon; daughter, Teresa J. Ferrell; mother, Ella Horn Adair; father, Francis Van Marshall; sisters, Irene Steele Ware, Kathleen Busby, Betty Ann Busby, and Frances Schoate; and brother, Joseph Marshall. She is survived by daughter, Carolyn Ferrell Watts of San Marcos; son, Johnny W. Shannon of San Antonio; sisters, Rose Lee Ward of Lufkin, Frankie Marshall of Vinton, Louisiana, Shirley Freeman of Bridge City, and Jo Ann Tiemann of Orange; grandchildren, Paul McNiece of New York, Joseph Bourgeois of Houston, Dorothy Hevrin of Lumberton, Jay Porter of Wimberley, Robyn Porter and Gary Porter of New Braunfels, Russell Watts of Brenham, Kathy Weigle of Humble, Brent Watts of Spring, and John W. Shannon, Jr. of San Antonio; twenty-seven great-grandchildren, and three great great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 19, 2008 at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park under the direction of Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin, Beaumont. A gathering of family and friends will be
5:00 to 7:00, Friday, July 18, 2008 at the Mortuary.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Attn: Juvenile Research, P.O. Box 1131, Fairfax, Virginia 22038; Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center, P.O. Box 234, San Marcos, Texas 78667-0234; Shiners’ Children’s Hospital, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, Florida 33607; or Multiple Sclerosis Society, 8111 N. Stadium Drive, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77054.