Robert "Bob" Sterling Shannon

Robert, 87, of Charleston, West Virginia, departed this life Saturday, November 30, 2024, after a short battle with cancer. He was born June 28, 1937.

He was a 1956 graduate of DuPont High School. He then went to work for FMC until he was drafted into the United States Army in 1962. He served a 2-year tour of duty based in Hawaii. He was honorably discharged in May of 1964. Bob then attended the West Virginia State Police Academy and was hired in 1971 as a Charleston Police Officer, retiring July 1995. In 1997 he went back to work as a Court Security Officer for the United States Marshals until retiring in 2007.

Bob accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior and was a member of Dry Branch Community Church. He was a kind soul, he was a man of honesty, kindness, integrity with a sense of humor. He was a great man and will be missed by so many.

In addition to his two sons, Mark and Timothy, he was preceded in death by his parents, John and Cecil Shannon; sister, Beda German; brother, Wesley Shannon; sister, Mary Whitman; sister, Martha Frazier; brother, John Jr.; sister, Gertrude Hicks; brother, Homer Sidney Shannon.

Left to mourn his passing are his loving wife of 66 years, Nancy; his daughter, Kimberly Neil (Craig); daughter-in-law, Melody Shannon; grandchildren, Sterling Jordan, Courtney Shannon, Samuel Neil, Sydney Neil; and his two step grandchildren, Matthew Sanchez and Cory Sanchez; and his one remaining sister, Dorothy Morris; and a host of nieces and nephews whom he loved dearly.

Bob never met a stranger, loved going on Myrtle Beach golfing trips, spending time at his camp in Ritchie County, and meeting for breakfast with his police retirees.

We would like to give special thanks to his buddies; Jack Bishop, Harold Dailey, Lawrence Nelson, Jim Pauley, Jim Sneed and Mo Taylor for always stopping by for visits, talks, laughs, going to breakfast and keeping his spirit alive.

A visitation with family and friends will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon with the Funeral Service beginning at 12:00 Noon on Friday, December 6, 2024, at Stevens & Grass Funeral Home, 4203 Salines Drive, Malden, West Virginia 25306 with Pastor Ron Armstrong officiating. Interment with Military Rites will follow at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes.

In lieu of flowers, at Bob’s request, donations may be made in his memory to Dry Branch Community Church, c/o Ron Armstrong, 906 Centers Road, Apt. C, Charleston, West Virginia 25311.

The online guest book can be accessed at www.stevensandgrass.com.