Cecil Junior Shannon

Cecil Junior Shannon • Born: May 23, 1931, in Clyde, Washington County, Arkansas • Died: February 24, 1998, at age 66, in Washington County, Arkansas • Burial: Bethesda Cemetery, Morrow, Washington County, Arkansas Marriages • First Wife: Ruby Jean Shannon • Ruby Jean appears in Washington County marriage records as Cecil’s early spouse. • She is often listed in genealogical compilations as the mother of some of Cecil’s children. • Second Wife: Wanda Lee Shannon • Later records and cemetery listings connect Cecil to Wanda Lee, who survived him. • Wanda Lee is buried in the same cemetery section at Bethesda, near Cecil, which strongly supports her role as his later-life wife.