Shannon Nolen (Gifford)
1957-06-24 2010-04-18Shannon Nolen Gifford, 52, of Carters-ville, Ga., passed away April 18 at her residence.
Shannon was born June 24, 1957, in Huntsville, the daughter of Charles Nolen and Shirley Glover Nolen. She was a member of Cartersville Church of Christ and loved teaching Bible classes. Shannon was an internationally known and respected author and teacher in the field of sewing.
Survivors include her husband, Michael Gifford; her children, Whitney and David Mitchell, Elise Gifford, Andrew Gifford, and Adam Gifford; grandson, Daniel Mitchell and a new grandchild on the way; her parents, Charles and Shirley Nolen; her brother, Scott Nolen; her sister, Suzie Nolen Bennett; her mother-in-law, Shirley Gifford; a number of nieces and nephews; and her beloved Labrador, Casey.
A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Cartersville Church of Christ with Bobby Gayton and Jack Burch officiating.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Memphis School of Preaching, Memphis.
My dear Shannon,I know that you can see me from Heaven--and I miss you dearly. I was so happy when we reconnected on Facebook. You were so optomistic and full of life, no matter what you were going through. You went through treatment after treatment, more optomistic each time. I remember all the good times we had in school; always seeming to get into the "honor's" classes in Jr. High together. laughing and talking all the time, and in High School, we were in choir together and MMM and had so much fun I didn't think it was humanly possible.You were a shining star in this world and still are; in the people that knew you and loved you as I did. I know that you are singing in the Lord's choir, praising His Holy Name! What else would you be doing? You are sorely missed and always loved.In Christ,Susan
tribute by Susan Presnall Durant