Emeel Salim Shunnarah, son of the late Salim Musa Shunnarah and Isabel Pharo Shunnarah, passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones on September 23, 2022 in Zephyrhills, FL. He was born March 4, 1947 in Birmingham, AL. Emeel lived a full life and touched us all with his uplifting spirit and smile. He leaves behind his loving children Leslie Pitts, Louis Shunnarah and Kayla Brooks (Rod) ; his siblings Jimile Shunnarah (Janet), Helen Mills, Marie Salem (Nelson), Martha Farah (Omar) and Dalal McCarthy (Joe); grandchildren Jeremy, Jessica and Jade Pitts, Lucian, Julian and Isabella Shunnarah, Noah and Nathan Smith; and great grandchildren Jeremiah Davis, Kennedy and Kameron Walker, Amirah and Armias Ward, many nieces and nephews, and Diane Jennings, best friend and companion.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 6th, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at St George Melkite Greek-Catholic Church and the service will begin at 11:00 a.m. He will be laid to rest at Elmwood Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Hospital or St. George Melkite Greek-Catholic Church building fund.
We cherish his loving memory. He will be greatly missed.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.johnsridoutselmwoodchapel.com for the SHUNNARAH family.
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