Shana Darlene (Wessells) Williamson

Shana Darlene Wessells Williamson, 45, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 5, 2022, due to a lifelong struggle.

Shana was born January 11, 1977, in Orlando, Florida, to Kerry Wessells and Gerald Wessells. She moved with her family to Idaho in her early childhood and faced many trials during.

Shana gave birth to her daughter, Samantha, at 16 years old, whom she loved dearly. Despite the difficulties as a teen mom, she did the best she could with help from her own mother. Four years later, she gave birth to her first son, Riley, and three more years after, gave birth to her last son, Carson.

During early motherhood, she operated her own in-home daycare while maintaining the great mother she was. She started college classes because she wanted to become a substance abuse counselor and help others find the light out of the darkness like she had.

Shana always had a heart of gold, she was notorious for helping everyone else before she helped herself, which was her purest quality. Shana would also volunteer at a church for the vacation bible study and spoke to children about God. Her favorite music was Christian pop/hip-hop. Halloween was Shana's favorite holiday, because the whole family would get together and go to spooky attractions.

Shana was a pillar in recovery, where she enjoyed mentoring for drug court. She had perseverance unmatched by most, every time she got knocked down, she got right back up. Shana was a caring mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend. She touched the lives of many and she will be dearly missed.

Shana is preceded in death by her little brother-Rory Neddo; her grandparents, Darlene and James Sato; her stepfather, Rick Mcatee; her cousin, Brock Cherry; and her father, Gerald Wessells.

Shana is survived by her mother, Kerry Wessells; her three children, Samantha Wessells, Riley and Carson Williamson; her three grandchildren, Kayson, Kamden and Kashton Wessells; her two brothers, Chris and Jason Wessells; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

There will be no funeral services. The family will hold a celebration of life ceremony to be determined at a later date.