Mrs. Shelia Diann Gann, age 74 of Winfield passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2023 in the Sunset Heath Care Facility in Guin. Shelia was born in Winfield, Alabama on April 30, 1949 to Burney Lee Spann and Victoria Webb Spann. Shelia was a member of the Eastside Baptist Church and a 1967 graduate of Hubbertville High School. Mrs. Gann was employed for many years in the textile industry, working with several companies in and around the Winfield area. Her most enjoyable job before retiring was taking care of children in her own home and at Happy Faces Daycare in Winfield. Mrs. Gann’s greatest achievement in life was her family. She loved her children and grandchildren unconditionally. She was considered a “mom” to many others in her life.

Shelia is survived by her husband of nearly 54 years, Leland “Joe” Gann, her son, Joseph Gann, daughters, Diann Herron and her husband Jerry, and Amy Williams and her husband Jamie, grandchildren, Harley and Oakley Herron, Shelby, Hudson and Peyton Williams, a sister, Judy Norris, brothers, Harold Spann, Steve Spann and Dale Spann (Benny Lou), sister-in-law, Jannette Spann, a special niece, Victoria Gann and a host of other nieces, nephews, church family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, her siblings, Faye Spann, Annie Lee Bean, Edna Powell, Edward Fowler, Everette Fowler, Marshall, Dewight and Mike Spann and Jane Webster.

Funeral services for Mrs. Gann will be held on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. from the Bowen Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Goodwater Cemetery. The visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. service time at the funeral home.

The family of Mrs. Gann would like to express a very special heartfelt thank you to all the staff, nurses and doctors of Hospice of Northwest Alabama in Winfield for all their care, love and compassion during their time of need.

Bowen Funeral Home of Winfield, Alabama serving the Gann family.