Shannon Katherine Tankersley, 40, of Hendersonville, NC died unexpectedly at her home Sunday, March 11, 2012.
Born in Brevard, she was the daughter of Elayne Hayes of Leicester and the late Jimmy Tankersley.
Shannon is survived by her son, Robert Austin McDonald; her parents, Elayne and Butch Hayes of Leicester; brothers, Terrell, Lanny, Chase Tankersley, Dustin Maybin, and Carl Hayes, Jr.; paternal grandmother, Jennieree Tankersley of Tuxedo; aunts, Linda Hunter & husband, Donnie, of South Carolina; Dora Lee Travers and husband, Edgar, of Tuxedo; Barbara Hayes and Wanda Hayes, both of Leicester; uncles, David Baines and wife, Lucy, of Cedar Mountain, and Chris Baines and wife, Renee, of Cedar Mountain; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held at 2 PM Saturday, March 17, 2012 at Blue Ridge Baptist Church with the Reverends Weldon Ramsey and Allen Martin officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 ñ 9 PM Friday in the Kirby Memorial Chapel of Shuler Funeral Home.
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