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James Otto Shannon

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Birthplace: Spokane, WA, United States
Death: December 30, 2004 (68)
Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Place of Burial: Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia
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About James Otto Shannon

James Otto Shannon, 68, of Ravenswood went to be with the Lord Dec. 30, 2004, at Saint Francis Hospital in Charleston.

He was born Aug. 26, 1936, in Spokane Wash., the son of William Andrew and DeLorus James Shannon. Mr. Shannon was a member of Praise Cathedral Church in Ravenswood. He served in the U.S. Navy on the USS Wisconsin and retired as a commander. After starting with Kaiser Aluminum in 1963, he retired from Pechiney Rolled Products in Ravenswood as a metallurgist/chemical engineer.

He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Barbara Hopfinger Shannon of Ravenswood; children, Forrest Shannon and his wife, Annette, of Spokane; Bruce Shannon and his wife, Mary Jean, of Cary, N.C.; Melody Vannest and her husband, Brian, of Ravenswood; and Barbara Schaerli of Switzerland; four grandchildren, James and Zachary Vannest and Taylor and Grace Shannon; brothers, Ralph Shannon and his wife, Marlene, and Bill Shannon and his wife, Becky; sisters, Laurel Durkee and her husband, George, and Bonnie Shannon. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Praise Cathedral Church, Ravenswood, with Pastor James Legg officiating. There will be a reception at the church following the memorial service.

Memorials may be sent to International Mission Outreach in Haiti, c/o Praise Cathedral Church, 500 Elwood St., Ravenswood, WV 26164.

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1936
August 26, 1936
Spokane, WA, United States
2004
December 30, 2004
Age 68
Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
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Ravenswood Cemetery, Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia