August 26 1923 July 16 2019 (age 95)
Montague (Monte) Wortley Shannon, 95, of Atlanta, GA passed away July 16, 2019 from complications of an extended illness. He was born in Lambert, Mississippi on August 26, 1923, but grew up primarily in Weakley County, TN. After graduating from high school in Shreveport, LA, he joined the US Navy and served in World War II in the South Pacific as a Seabee with the US Naval Construction Force. Upon return from World War II, he attended college at Washington University in St. Louis, MO. He lived in the Atlanta area for over 40 years and worked for Evans Products Company and Emory University before his retirement and attended Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church in Stone Mountain, GA. Monte was a pilot in his younger years and was a talented artist as well as a musician. He was a believer in the importance of family and in valuing the treasures which money can’t buy. His strong baritone voice around the piano will surely be missed. Survivors include his daughter and son-in-law, Sharon and Robert Polensek of Sandy Springs, sister, Marilyn Hanson and her daughter and son-in-law, Holly and Scott Vance of Ocala, FL, brother and sister-in law, William and Sharon Shannon, stepsons and daughters-in-law, Charles and Dawn Tidd of Simpsonville, SC, and Eric and Kate Tidd of Decatur, stepsons David Tidd of Marietta and Mark Tidd of Myrtle Beach, stepdaughter and son-in-law, Beth and John Devaney of Cartersville, stepdaughter Allison T. Williams of Tucker, grandson and daughter-in-law, Jonathan and Davina Hartman, grandson Benjamin Hartman, step-grandchildren, Zoe Tidd, Sydney Tidd, Evans Tidd, Luke Tidd, Brandy Blue, Jack Smith, Mark Smith, Chad Tidd, Nathan Tidd, and Meghan Cavin, and 11 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife, Ruth. The family will receive friends from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 20th at the Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory, Lilburn/Tucker Chapel (770) 564-2726, on Lawrenceville Highway with services immediately following. Online condolences may be left at www.billheadfuneralhome.com.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Montague Monte Wortley Shannon August 26 1923 July 16 2019 (age 95).
Bill Head Funeral Homes & Crematory
Death notice for the town of: Duluth, state: Georgia