Shannon Elaine (Stewart) Embry, 51, of Owensboro, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2026 at the Heartford House with her family at bedside. She was born in Hartford, Kentucky on May 29, 1974, to Cova Alvina Stewart and the late Elmer C Stewart.
Shannon was a burst of enthusiasm to be around, always the jokester and making people smile. Never meeting a stranger, and stayed kind to everyone, #1 fan to “Little house on the prairie” (only season 1 though.) But she loved her grandchildren most of all, and showed them the true heart of being a “Nana”.
Aside from her father, Shannon was preceded in death by a nephew, Jacob Walker Stewart.
Shannon was daughter to Cova Alvina Stewart, mother, to Lacey (Curtis) Payne of Owensboro, Douglas “Blake” Embry of Caneyville, and James “Trent” (Sky-Ann) Embry, of Horse Branch; Sister, to Cletus E. Stewart of Horse Branch, Tracy (Tracey) Renfrow, of Hartford, and James A. Stewart of Owensboro; grandmother, to Jacey and Silas Lindsey, Peyton Willis; aunt, to several nieces, and one nephew as well as several great-nieces and nephews.
A celebration of Shannon’s life will be held at a later date.
The family requests expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to Shannon Elaine (Stewart) Embry Memorial Fund, c/o William L. Danks Funeral Home, PO Box 407, Beaver Dam, KY 42320.
Online condolences may be left for the family of Shannon Elaine (Stewart) Embry by visiting her memorial tribute at www.danksfuneralhome.com.