Funeral services for Shannon Dewayne Stanfield fondly known as "Shane" will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 10, 2013, in the Prater-Lampton-Mills & Coffey Chapel with Pastor Jim Collier officiating and burial following in the Sawyer Cemetery. Shane passed from this life on Sunday, August 4, 2013, in Paris, TX at the age of 43.
Shannon Dewayne Stanfield was born on June 7, 1970, in Hugo, OK, the son of Wilburn Murl and Gwenda Mae (Russey) Stanfield Sr. He spent most of his life in the Hugo and Paris area. Shane worked construction all of his adult life. From welding, to pouring concrete, to hanging iron, he did it all and gave 110%. One of his former employers said that Shane was a "workhorse" and that every job "needed a Shane". He could make things happen on a job site. Shane was one-of-a-kind. He appeared rough around the edges, but was actually a diamond in the rough. For those people who were lucky enough to really get to know Shane, they knew him as a solid man with a huge heart. Hed do anything in his power to help someone; he had your back. Anyone who worked with Shane would always hear him talking about his kids; Dally, Nicole and Austin. He loved them dearly. He had regrets about lost time with them over the years, but memories of the good times and their smiling faces got him through life. He also had a special place in his heart for his wife, Rubi and her children, Angel and Johnny. He was proud to be a part of their lives. He cherished his friends and family and would brag about them every chance he got. No matter how many times life knocked him down, he always found a way to get back up on his feet. He was a fighter and he tried to find the positive in every bad situation. Hed say "just roll with the punches". Gods calling you home Shane, find Murl and Grant and Go Rest High on That Mountain.
He was preceded in death by brother, Murl Stanfield and grandson, Grant Esmond.
Shane is survived by his children: son Dally Stanfield and his fiance, Jessica; daughter Nicole Esmond and her husband Russell; son Austin Stanfield. father Wilburn Stanfield, Sr., mother Gwenda Tilman and her husband, J.D. Tilman; grandsons, Anthony and Aiden; sister Renee Kerner and husband Ed; brother Rickie Stanfield and step sister, Jamie Johnson and her husband Jeremiah; wife Rubi Burns and her children Angel and Johnny and his nieces and nephews whom he adored.
The family will receive friends on Friday, August 9, 2013, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. in the Prater-Lampton-Mills & Coffey Chapel in Hugo, OK.
Family and friends are also invited to sign the guest book or send private condolences to the family at www.praterlampton.com
