Shannon C. McKinney made her entrance into this world on November 27, 1992 to Larnell McKinney and Earl Houston in St. Louis, MO. She was the youngest child of 7 siblings. Shannon accepted Christ in her life.
Shannon was a Junior at Ritenour High School. She was very outgoing, loved to play basketball, enjoyed going to the movies and also wrote a number of beautiful poems.
Shannon was a very strong young lady and she will truly be missed. Shannon was called home on September 9, 2010 at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
Her grandmother, Eloa May McKinney, Grandfather Jessie L. McKinney, Aunt Patricia Ann McKinney, and Aunt Thelma J. McKinney, all preceded her in death.
Mourning her loss and cherishing her memories are: her grandmother and six siblings: Grandmother, Doraren Houston; sisters, Tyletha McDonald (Martin), Turella (Anthony); brothers, Robert E. Woods (Kenya), Jamell Woods, Otis Dewayne Goff, and Brandon Houston (Julie); a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts,c Schools, and was an active volunteer in her community. She served on the Board of Directors for the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis; Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Washington Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church; past President of the Paupers Social Club; past President of the St. Louis Chapter of CARAT, Inc, a national organization of accomplished women; and member and past President of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
