Ward Tilton Shannon, age 85, was born to Ward Judson Shannon and Margaret Ellen Post June 11, 1926 in Topeka, Kansas, and passed away August 13, 2011 in Bentonville, AR. He served in the United States Navy on the USS Lowery destroyer 770 from June 1944 to June 1946. Following his military service, his love of cattle and horses prompted him to become a rancher in Fallon, Nevada.
As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served as the first Branch President in the Rogers Branch (January 13, 1980-December 12, 1981) and was later called as a member of the High Council in the Fort Smith Stake and auditor for the Rogers Stake. He helped build the first LDS chapel in Rogers, AR and was a faithful temple worker in Dallas and Oklahoma City. Members in the Bentonville/Rogers area relied on his expertise in the field of emergency food storage.
He was recognized as a Master Weaver who produced beautiful rugs, place mats, table runners, and saddle blankets, and was a member of the Greater Ozarks Chapter of SPEBSQSA (Society for the preservation of and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America).
Ward is survived by his wife, Doris Edith, and children: Donna and Don Townsend of Bentonville, AR, Jimmie and Kara White of Springtown, TX, Christine and N. Kay Brown of Dallas, TX, Diane and Bob Guthrie of Norman, OK, Elaine and Bill McQueary of Glendale, AZ, and Wayne and Maria Cowdery of Houston, TX.
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