Hope Hampton Weaver Shannon

April 21, 1947- September 11, 2023

Hope Shannon, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, friend, cook, tennis fanatic, crossword puzzle genius, and expert splinter and tooth remover passed away at home Monday, September 11, 2023 after battling cancer for 10 years.

She was predeceased by her parents, Charlie and Ann Weaver, and her granddaughter Andie Shannon. She is survived by her husband and business partner, Mike Shannon, to whom she was married for 53 years. She is also survived by her children: Ann Shannon (Dan Sexton), Mandy Shannon Wisdom (Travis), and John Michael Shannon (Elizabeth) as well as her eight grandchildren: Jack, Hope, and Ann Baldwin Wisdom, Charlie and Sam Sexton, and Joe, Pete and Billy Shannon. She also leaves behind her siblings: Hadley Weaver, Jess Weaver and Amy Tourville, as well as a host of nieces and nephews.

Hope was an extraordinary and quietly brilliant person. She graduated from Auburn High School in 1965 and went on to graduate from the University of Tennessee in 1969 with Phi Kappa Phi honors. She had years of continuing education classes afterwards. She was a business manager, general contractor, regional real estate and land developer, golf course manager and everyone's problem solver during her varied and interesting career. Mike and his friends credit her for his law degree; he claims he only graduated because she deciphered and explained everything to him.

Despite all of her accomplishments, Hope always said her greatest achievement was her family. She was happiest when surrounded by her husband, children and grandchildren. Her love, her intellect, her wisdom and her wonderful sense of humor will be missed by all who were lucky enough to have known her.

Hope's favorite charities were St Jude's Hospital for Children, The Wounded Warrior Project, or Tunnels to Towers.