Sally Shannon

Sally Ann Shannon

(Nee Zelenock)

Age 62 of Coal City, passed away Saturday evening, June 28, 2008 at Morris Hospital.

Born June 30, 1945 in Streator, Illinois, Sally was a daughter of the late James and Ann Cook-Zelenock. She was raised and educated in Streator and on May 06, 1967 Sally married Monty L. Shannon in Saint Stevens Church in Streator. Together Sally and Monty moved to Coal City in 1975 and she was a parishioner of Assumption Catholic Church in Coal City, and a member of the Council of Catholic Women. Sally worked at the Coal City Pharmacy for 13 years and was most recently employed by the Wilmington Public Library for the past nine years. In her free time Sally enjoyed flowers and gardening, reading and spending time with her family and two grandsons.

Survivors include her husband Monty L. Shannon, Sr., one daughter Shelby Lynn (Brad) Skubic of Morris, Illinois; one son Monty L., Jr. (Joanna) Shannon of Glendale Heights, Illinois; two grandsons: Parker Alan and Dylan James Skubic of Morris, Illinois and her one brother James W. (Carol) Zelenock of Streator, Illinois.

Sally was preceded in death by her parents James W. and Ann Zelenock.

Visitation and Video Tribute will be held on Tuesday July 01, 2008 between the hours of 4:00PM and 8:00PM at Reeves Funeral Home, 75 North Broadway (one block North of Illinois Route 113) in Coal City. Funeral Services will follow on Wednesday July 2nd at 10:00AM in Assumption Catholic Church in Coal City, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated with Reverend Lee Bacchi officiating. Burial will be in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood and pallbearers will be: Monty L. Shannon, Sr., Shelby Skubic, Monty L. Shannon, Jr., Brad Skubic, Joanna Shannon and Jack Clavey.

Preferred memorials in lieu of flowers may be made as gifts in Sally's memory to the Scleroderma Foundation, Chicago Chapter: 203 North Wabash Street, Suite 2219, Chicago, Illinois 60601

Friends may sign the online guest book or send private condolences to the family by logging onto: ReevesFuneral.com

Funeral services and arrangements have been made under the direction of Reeves Funeral Homes, Ltd. in Coal City. (815/634-2125)