Donnie Gannon

DONNIE GANNON Donald Edwynn Gannon, son of Donald Edwin and Vivian Irene Shrock Gannon, was born, January 31, 1971 in Kansas City, Kansas. He departed this life, Wednesday, March 16, 2011, in Lake Regional Hospital, Osage Beach, Missouri at the age of forty years, one month and sixteen days. On June 25, 1997 in Eldon, Missouri, he was united in marriage to Cindra Marie Connell and to this union two children were born. Together they shared over thirteen years of marriage. He was preceded in death by his father, Donald E. Gannon and a step-father, Francis Llewellyn. Survivors include his wife, Cindra Gannon; two children, Matthew Gannon and Jasmine Gannon all of the home; three step-children, Cynthia Booth of Lake Ozark, Missouri and Ralph Booth, Jr. and Mlee Booth both of Eldon, Missouri; two grandsons, Cameron Gray of Kansas City, Missouri and Caleb Doyle of Lake Ozark, Missouri; his mother, Vivian Llewellyn of Appleton City, Missouri; two sisters, Janet Dalton and husband Mike of Marlow, Oklahoma and Pamela Smith and husband Jim of Adrian, Missouri and a host of other relatives and many friends. Donnie was raised Macks Creek. He moved to Portland, Oregon his senior year in high school and graduated there. He continued to live in Oregon for about six years before moving to Eldon in 1994. There he met and married Cindra. They moved to Greenview in 2000. He was currently working as a cashier for K4 Mini Mart in Greenview. In his spare time he enjoyed working in the yard, listening to music, barbequing and hanging out with his buddies. Most of all, his children were the light of his life and time spent with the family was precious to him. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother and uncle and a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate his life and his accomplishments and will treasure the memories he created for his family and friends. A memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m. Monday, March 21, 2011 in Allee-Holman-Howe Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5-6 p.m. Monday in the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the Gannon Children Education Fund and left at the funeral home. Allee-Holman-Howe Funeral Home of Camdenton is assisting the family with arrangements.