Betty Jane Whitehead Shannon Sullivan, age 65, died Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at her home in Coffeeville, MS. Born December 9, 1942 in Collierville, TN, Betty was a homemaker and a member of Elam Baptist Church in Coffeeville, MS.
A visitation is scheduled for Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley, MS from 5 until 7 p.m. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 14, 2008 at Elam Baptist Church in Coffeeville, MS with Rev. James Caulder and Rev. James West officiating. Burial will follow at the Coffeeville Cemetery in Coffeeville, MS.
She is survived by her husband, Gilbert W. Sullivan, and two daughters, Myrtle “Sissie” Nichols and Dorothy Quarles, all of Coffeeville, MS; one step daughter, Joann Sullivan Hughes of Waverly, Kansas and two step sons, Bobb Gene Sullivan of Los Angeles, CA and Todd Sullivan of Memphis, TN; three sisters, Roberta “Liza” Lee, Margaret Butler, and Bessie “Angel” Scott; one brother, James “Roland” Whitehead; five grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and numerous step grandchildren, step great grandchildren, and step great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Mose Whitehead.