MOUNT VERNON – Irene Shannon Frank, 90, went peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in her home in Ashland following a brief illness.
Irene was born on Nov. 27, 1931, in Mount Vernon to Mabel L. Frye Flecknoe and George F. Flecknoe. She worked at the Ohio Eastern Star Home in the kitchen and in housekeeping, cleaned homes for several private families, and retired from Knox Surgical Specialists in 1987. Irene was a member of Mulberry Street United Methodist Church in Mount Vernon. Her love of family and their accomplishments was something she was very proud of and hosting family gatherings especially Christmas. Her hobbies included cooking, sewing, ceramics, and more recently coloring. She traveled to Canada and every state in America.
She is survived by her six children, Mary Jane (Jack) Schlairet of Mount Vernon, Charles B. (Julia) Shannon of Fredericktown, David (Ronda) Shannon of Florida, Kathy Shannon Raby of Ashland, Vicky (Eric) Massa of Mount Vernon, and Frank (Dawn) Shannon of Ashland; five step-children, Rosemary (Lynn) Tharaldson of Minnesota, Stephen (Nancy) Frank of Cincinnati, John (Kathy) Frank of Fredericktown, and Andrew (Sue) Frank of Lewis Center and Son-in-law, Bill Anderson of Zanesville, 23 grandchildren and 43 great grandchildren; sisters Mary Styers of Fredericktown, Patty Carpenter of Mount Vernon and Frances (Ed) Schlairet of Georgia; step brothers-in-law Myron Frank of Bellefontaine, Wayne (Charlotte) Frank of Danville and Harold Frank of California and step sister-in-law Ousma Frank; and several nieces and nephews.
Irene was preceded in death by her first husband, Charles B. Shannon Sr., who died July 7, 1987, and her second husband, Robert W. Frank, who died on Nov. 17, 2011; a stepdaughter, Barbara Frank; two granddaughters; and brothers George (Estelle) Flecknoe and Frank Flecknoe.
The calling hours will be Wednesday, Sept. 28, from 3-7 p.m. at the Mulberry Street Methodist Church, 205 N. Mulberry Street, Mount Vernon, OH, 43050, where a celebration of her life will be Thursday, Sept. 29, at 11 a.m., graveside services will follow at Ebenezer Cemetery in Mount Vernon.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mulberry Street Methodist Church.
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