CLAXTON: Eva “Tina” Shuman Vernon, 43, passed away February 15, 2018, at Ogeechee Area Hospice after a long illness. Tina was a 1992 graduate of Claxton High School. After high school she attended and graduated from ABAC, then went on to attend and graduate from Georgia Southern with a BS degree. After that she graduated from Liberty University with a Master’s Degree. After graduating she worked for Southern States for 17 years before becoming ill.
Tina had an extreme love for horses or any animal. She was an avid horseman, enjoying the freedom she felt as she rode.
SURVIVORS: her son, Henry Clay Vernon of Milton, NC; her daughter, Linda Vernon of Milton, NC; parents, Henry and Marjorie Shuman of Claxton; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
VISITATION: Sunday, February 18, 2018, 5-8:00 p.m., at J. Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home.
FUNERAL: Monday, February 19, 2018, 11:00 a.m., at the Claxton First Baptist Church with Rev. Nathan LaShoto officiating and Adam Kennedy to do the eulogy.
PALLBEARERS: Ashley Sikes, Keith Barnard, Quin Tanner, Joel Thompson, Jimmy Shuman and Randy Shuman.
BURIAL: Brewton Cemetery.
REMEMRANCE: Brewton Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 978, Claxton, GA., 30417; or Evans County C.A.R.E.S.., P. O. Box 186, Claxton, GA., 30417; or Ogeechee Area Hospice, 200 Donehoo St., Statesboro, GA.., 30458.
Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home in charge of arrangements
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