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Shanna Mae McNall

December 6, 1972 ~ September 17, 2013
September 24, 2013
Shanna Mae (Jay) McNall, 40, passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2013, in Sandpoint. A Celebration of Shanna’s Life will be held at a later date.

Shanna was born on December 6, 1972, in Sandpoint to Jerry and Margot Jay. She grew up in Sandpoint and Bonners Ferry. She enjoyed playing volleyball, basketball and was a cheerleader while going to Bonners Ferry high school, where Shanna graduated in 1991.

Shanna moved back to Sandpoint where she worked at Dub’s Drive-in. She married Aaron McNall on April 19, 1997, in Sandpoint. She worked for various companies; Columbia Paints, Horizon Credit Union, Lippert Heavy Equipment and later for Peak Sand and Gravel.

Shanna enjoyed gardening, rodeos, horses, hunting, four wheeling, playing Bunko and Bingo, spending time with family and her cats, an occasional Duck Dynasty or Criminal Minds program, but most of all she enjoyed spending time with her daughter Madison.

She also volunteered at Timber Fest, Draft Horse Show, rodeos, horse shows, and other events around Sandpoint and Bonners Ferry. She was beautiful inside and out, strong willed, compassionate, and spoke her mind with a smile on her face. She was also known for her sarcasm and quick witted remarks.

Shanna is survived by husband Aaron McNall and daughter Madison; her parents Jerry (Phyllis) Jay, all of Sandpoint; siblings James (Shawna) Williams of Lewistown, Montana, Kevin Jay of Sandpoint, Jim Jay of Crosby, North Dakota, Jennifer Hammel of Northfield, Minnesota, Eric (Christine) Arnold of Post Falls,  and Ron Jay of Sandpoint; and many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews, including her first born nephew, Jake Williams of Sandpoint; two sister-in-laws Michelle (Richard) Morasch and Kelly Williams.

She was preceded in death by her mother Margot Jay 1998, brother Wayne Williams in 2012, niece Kaitlyn Lee Price Williams and her uncles Alan McNall and John Meredith.