Shane Adrian Derreberry, affectionately known as "Dewey", passed away March 29, 2021 at age 14. He was a student at Fannin County Middle School and member of the Fannin County Middle School football team. He was an energetic, loving, hugging, young man who ALWAYS had a smile on his face. His personality was infectious and he will be missed by so many in this community. Dewey was a member of the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church and was preceded in death by his Uncle, James "Jimbo" Penwell and sister, Brittney Riden.
Survivors include his parents, William and Cynthia Stewart; siblings, James Penwell, Dawson Stewart, Ava Ivey, Jacob Greene, Olivia Greene, Ashley Stewart and Kimberly Stewart; nieces and nephews, Barron Hamilton, Caroline Hamilton, Jayci Riden and Berkley Riden; birth mother, Jennifer Greene; several aunts; uncles; a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were conducted on Thursday, April 8, 2021 from the Calvary Chapel Blue Ridge Church with Pastor Jim Kroninger officiating. A Eulogy was provided by Chad Reece. Interment followed in the O'Zion Baptist Church Cemetery with the following gentlemen serving as pallbearers: Kiley Brown, Jeremy Twiggs, Joey O'Neal, Nathan Dean, Wesley Simonton, Chad Reece and James Penwell. Teammates of the Fannin County Middle School Football team served as an honorary escort. For those desiring memorial contributions may be made in his memory to North Georgia Mountain Crisis Network at ngmcn.com or to the Family Connection Food Pantry at feedfannin.com. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.akinsfuneralhome.com,. Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge, GA was in charge of the arrangements.
Visitation Akins Funeral Home - Blue Ridge
Wednesday, April 07, 2021
12:00 PM - 9:00 PM
7871 Blue Ridge DriveBlue Ridge, Georgia 30513
Directions Funeral Service Calvary Chapel Blue Ridge
Thursday, April 08, 2021
11:00 AM
101 George Curtis Rd.Blue Ridge, GA 30513
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