Shana Travis Darnell

Our beautiful daughter, Shana Travis Darnell, was born at Northside Hospital on February 5, 1972 to proud parents, Nancy and Sheridan Lee. Early in her life, she showed talent and interest in art and especially, photography. Her talented father taught her to use professional cameras at a very early age. She attended Fulton County Schools and graduated from Walton High School. After graduation from High School, she attended Atlanta College of Art and graduated from that college. She excelled in photography and later worked for companies, such as, Turner and CNN. She also lived in New York and worked for a New York Magazine. Shana did some fashion modeling for a magazine in Paris. She had a keen sense of design. Shana had a love for music, especially 80’s music and especially Duran Duran. Wherever she went, she made friends and had a great understanding and love for people. She lit up the room and everyone gravitated to her. In 2006, she married Brandon Darnell, son of Karen and Phillip Darnell. She and Brandon have two sons, Trevor Darnell (16) and Grant Darnell (14). She has been a wonderful mother and wife. She has always put others first. She would do anything for her boys and helped Trevor with Boy Scouts and Chorus and Grant with swimming and other sports. Shana is preceded in death by her maternal Grandparents, Travis and Theodore Smith, her paternal Grandparents, Olene and Ralph Lee, her father, Sheridan Lee, her uncle, Tim Lee, father-in-law, Phillip Darnell, two very close family friends, Jim Bowers and Len Phillipps. Shana is survived by her mother, Nancy Lee, husband, Brandon Darnell, son, Trevor Darnell, son, Grant Darnell, brother-in-law, Greg Darnell, aunt and uncle of Brandon’s, Angie and Alan Darnell, aunt and uncle, Barbara and Ted Smith (Nancy Lee’s sister-in-law and brother) aunt, Dianna Lee, cousin, David Lee Blalock, long-time family friends, Barbara Phillipps and Dianne Debter. We honor her at a funeral visitation at 11:00AM-12:30PM and special service at 1:00PM on Tuesday, October 24, 2023. These services will be at Northside Chapel 12050 Crabapple Road Roswell, GA 30075 Internment will be at Green Lawn Cemetery on Mansell Road, Roswell, Georgia. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to “Go Fund Me” honoring our loving and caring Shana Travis Darnell. https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-loving-memory-of-shana-fund-for-her-boys?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer May the beauty of Shana burn brightly forever and light up people’s hearts.

Shana Travis Darnell

February 5, 1972 - October 14, 2023