Virginia Bessie Baker Shaneyfelt
Hartselle
Funeral for Virginia Bessie Baker Shaneyfelt, 91, of Hartselle will be Friday, Oct. 10, 2008, at 11 a.m. at Ridout's Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Todd Evans officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Shaneyfelt died Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008, at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Luel Jr. and Nell Shaneyfelt, with whom she resided. She was born in Morgan County on Nov. 20, 1916, to Max and Texie Baker. She was the widow of Luel B. Shaneyfelt Sr. She was a loving mother, mother-in-law, grandmother and greatgrandmother and had worked at the Goodyear Mill, Murphy's and Martin's Department Stores. She was a member of Parkview Baptist Church. Mrs. Shaneyfelt was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, her parents, a granddaughter, Pamela Shaneyfelt, and a sister, Iva Nell Buford. Survivors include one son, Luel Shaneyfelt Jr. and wife, Nell, of Hartselle; two daughters, Jean Atencio and husband, Ray, of Florence and Barbara McGregor and husband, Bill, of Athens; two sisters, Josephine Thompson and husband, W.J., and Sue Baker Roan of Hartselle; four grandsons, Jose R. Atencio III and wife, Sheila, of Florence, Chris Atencio and wife, Susan, of Florence, Shane McGregor and wife, Karen, of Hatton and Anthony Shaneyfelt and wife, Stephanie, of Coweta, Okla.; one granddaughter, Rolanda Foley and husband, Mike, of Brownsburg, Ind.; great-grandchildren, Eric, Ashley, Jason and Stephanie Atencio of Florence, Fallon and Tara Foley of Brownsburg, Ind., Jacalyn and Lillian McGregor of Hatton and Ginny, Anna Grace and Zed Shaneyfelt of Coweta, Okla. Pallbearers will be grandsons and great-grandsons.